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Pet stores in the Holland, MI area

How the Holland, MI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #23 of 220 scored small-town markets
#1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40M
On pets · $879 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,188
+2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in the Holland area. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $879 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Holland area spend about $40M a year on pets. Spread across 11 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 20% 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 the Holland area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Holland area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Holland area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #23 of 220 scored small-town markets and #1 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Holland area 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 Holland, MI area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureHolland areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.82.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$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+2.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$879$843$909
Median household income$83,283$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7446

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
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Holland area, 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 the Holland area

Population, 2025 estimate
123,188+2.1% since 2020
Households
45,522
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,889
Median home value
$267,100
Jobs located here
42,851
Daytime population
107,584Residents 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 small-town markets in Michigan for pet stores, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Holland area marked.

Top small-town markets in Michigan

Small-town markets in Michigan ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Holland, MI74112.4$3.6M+2.1%#23 of 220
2Adrian, MI58102.6$3.1M−1.6%#70 of 220
3Marquette, MI4872.5$3M+2.3%#111 of 220
4Sturgis, MI4562.5$2.9M+0.1%#125 of 220
5Owosso, MI4482.8$2.7M−0.4%#136 of 220
Marinette, WI-MI4482.7$2.7M+0.3%#137 of 220
6Mount Pleasant, MI4162.4$2.9M+0.3%#152 of 220
7Cadillac, MI3673.6$2.1M+2.0%#172 of 220
8Petoskey, MI3463.9$2.2M−1.0%#175 of 220
9Hillsdale, MI2973.9$1.9M0.0%#186 of 220

Other business types in the Holland area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Holland, MI area?

The Holland area has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Holland area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Holland, MI area spend on pets?

About $40M a year, or $879 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in the Holland area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Holland, MI area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Holland area has 2.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Holland area would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is the Holland, MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Holland area at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. Median household income in the Holland area is $83,283, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Holland area scores 74 for pet stores (upper middle), #23 of 220 scored small-town markets.

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 the Holland area

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