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Pet stores in Missaukee County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Missaukee County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On pets · $742 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,274
+1.4% 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

Households in Missaukee County spend about $4.4M a year on pets, or $742 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Missaukee County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Missaukee County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Missaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet stores on map listings, Missaukee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Missaukee 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 Missaukee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMissaukee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.41.82.0
Spending per listing$2.2M$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+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$742$843$909
Median household income$66,194$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,274+1.4% since 2020
Households
5,909
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$66,194+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,075
Median home value
$170,400
Jobs located here
3,625
Daytime population
13,513Residents 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 Missaukee 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
Missaukee County, MINot scored23.4$2.2M+1.4%

Other business types in Missaukee County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Missaukee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in Missaukee County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Missaukee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $742 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 5,909 households in Missaukee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Missaukee County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Missaukee County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Missaukee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Missaukee County at 15,274 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,909 households. The median household income in Missaukee County is $66,194 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Missaukee County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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