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Pet stores in Alpena County, MI
The pet stores in Alpena County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #946 of 974 scored counties
#33 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On pets · $696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,853
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Alpena County has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #946 of 974 scored counties and #33 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $696 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Alpena County spend about $9.1M a year on pets. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Alpena County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 90% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Alpena County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $105K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Alpena County. Population estimates put the population change in Alpena County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Alpena County compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Alpena County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $4.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,960 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $696 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,950 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $105K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Alpena County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Alpena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,853−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,019
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,950+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,418
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,363
- Daytime population
- 29,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muskegon County, MI | 70 | 7 | 1.0 | $7.2M | +1.8% | #162 of 974 |
| 2Clinton County, MI | 70 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +1.6% | #164 of 974 |
| 3Ottawa County, MI | 70 | 22 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +3.9% | #173 of 974 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 63 | 102 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +1.2% | #265 of 974 |
| 5Wayne County, MI | 60 | 89 | 1.3 | $6.1M | −1.1% | #309 of 974 |
| 6Eaton County, MI | 60 | 8 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +0.4% | #317 of 974 |
| 7Berrien County, MI | 57 | 11 | 1.7 | $4.6M | −1.3% | #366 of 974 |
| 8St. Clair County, MI | 57 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #367 of 974 |
| 9Ingham County, MI | 56 | 18 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +1.7% | #377 of 974 |
| 10Kent County, MI | 55 | 50 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +2.5% | #397 of 974 |
| 33Alpena County, MI | 12 | 5 | 3.8 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #946 of 974 |
Other business types in Alpena County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses21
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores12
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Alpena County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Alpena County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Alpena County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Alpena County, MI spend on pets?
About $9.1M a year, or $696 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,019 households in Alpena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alpena County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Alpena County has 3.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.8M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Alpena County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Alpena County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alpena County at 28,853 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,019 households. The median household income in Alpena County is $53,950 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Alpena County scores 12 for pet stores (low), #946 of 974 scored counties.
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