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Pet stores in Cheboygan County, MI

How Cheboygan County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On pets · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,793
+0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet stores in Cheboygan County. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Cheboygan County comes to about $8.4M a year: $751 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Cheboygan County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Cheboygan County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Cheboygan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cheboygan 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.

Pet stores in Cheboygan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCheboygan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.61.82.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$4.6M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,96013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$751$843$909
Median household income$62,875$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
41 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,793+0.9% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$62,875+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,404
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
5,273
Daytime population
21,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Cheboygan County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon County, MI7071.0$7.2M+1.8%#162 of 974
2Clinton County, MI7051.6$5.9M+1.6%#164 of 974
3Ottawa County, MI70222.0$4.8M+3.9%#173 of 974
4Oakland County, MI631021.9$5.3M+1.2%#265 of 974
5Wayne County, MI60891.3$6.1M−1.1%#309 of 974
6Eaton County, MI6081.8$4.8M+0.4%#317 of 974
7Berrien County, MI57111.7$4.6M−1.3%#366 of 974
8St. Clair County, MI57131.9$4.2M+0.1%#367 of 974
9Ingham County, MI56181.5$5.1M+1.7%#377 of 974
10Kent County, MI55501.9$4.6M+2.5%#397 of 974
Cheboygan County, MINot scored43.6$2.1M+0.9%

Other business types in Cheboygan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Cheboygan County, MI?

There are 4 pet stores on map listings in Cheboygan County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Cheboygan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cheboygan County, MI spend on pets?

About $8.4M a year, or $751 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,159 households in Cheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cheboygan County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Cheboygan County has 3.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Cheboygan County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Cheboygan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cheboygan County at 25,793 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,159 households. Median household income in Cheboygan County is $62,875, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cheboygan County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Cheboygan County

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