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Pet stores in Clinton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Clinton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #164 of 974 scored counties
#2 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.5M
- On pets · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,432
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Clinton County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Clinton County spend about $29.5M a year on pets, or $934 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per store, 31% above 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 Clinton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Clinton County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #164 of 974 scored counties and #2 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $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 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $934 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,210 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,432+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 31,639
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 567 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $88,210+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,690
- Median home value
- $259,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,511
- Daytime population
- 64,429Residents 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 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Clinton County, MI?
Clinton County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Clinton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clinton County, MI spend on pets?
About $29.5M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,639 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Clinton County has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Clinton County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Clinton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 80,432 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,639 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $88,210, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Clinton County scores 70 for pet stores (upper middle), #164 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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