Pets · County · Michigan
Pet stores in Grand Traverse County, MI
How Grand Traverse County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #654 of 974 scored counties
#23 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet stores in Grand Traverse County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Grand Traverse County comes to about $35.3M a year: $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet stores, that is $2.2M per store, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Grand Traverse County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 13,429 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $784K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Grand Traverse County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Traverse County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grand Traverse County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #654 of 974 scored counties and #23 of 34 scored counties in Michigan.
How Grand Traverse 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $4.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,429 | 13,960 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $784K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents 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 |
| 23Grand Traverse County, MI | 40 | 16 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +1.4% | #654 of 974 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
Grand Traverse County has 16 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on pets?
About $35.3M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Grand Traverse County has 4.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,429 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 40 for pet stores (lower middle), #654 of 974 scored counties.
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