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Pet stores in Tuscola County, MI

The pet stores in Tuscola County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On pets · $724 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,680
−1.2% 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

Household spending on pets in Tuscola County comes to about $15.6M a year: $724 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Tuscola County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Tuscola County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet stores on map listings, Tuscola County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tuscola 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 Tuscola County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureTuscola CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.82.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.6M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,96013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$724$843$909
Median household income$63,811$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,680−1.2% since 2020
Households
21,498
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,133
Median home value
$149,500
Jobs located here
10,757
Daytime population
44,077Residents 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 Tuscola 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
Tuscola County, MINot scored31.4$5.2M−1.2%

Other business types in Tuscola County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Tuscola County, MI?

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

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

About $15.6M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuscola County has 1.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.2M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Tuscola County

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