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Pet stores in Anoka County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Anoka County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 29
- 12 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.8M
- On pets · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,605
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet stores in Anoka County. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Anoka County comes to about $137.8M a year: $1,003 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Anoka County in 2023. That is one for every 9,162 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Anoka County.
Population estimates put the population change in Anoka County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Anoka County is 63 (upper middle), #269 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Anoka County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Anoka County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,162 | 14,335 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,003 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $101,869 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Anoka 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 Anoka County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,605+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,432
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 878
- Median household income
- $101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,024
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 136,618
- Daytime population
- 310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carver County, MN | 92 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.7M | +6.6% | #4 of 974 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 81 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.8% | #49 of 974 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 81 | 13 | 2.4 | $4.9M | +5.1% | #51 of 974 |
| 4Wright County, MN | 76 | 13 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +11.1% | #91 of 974 |
| 5Hennepin County, MN | 71 | 88 | 1.6 | $6.3M | +0.2% | #152 of 974 |
| 6Anoka County, MN | 63 | 29 | 2.1 | $4.8M | +4.7% | #269 of 974 |
| 7Clay County, MN | 62 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +3.6% | #287 of 974 |
| 8St. Louis County, MN | 61 | 15 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +0.2% | #299 of 974 |
| 9Olmsted County, MN | 60 | 12 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +2.3% | #310 of 974 |
| 10Washington County, MN | 60 | 28 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +6.9% | #320 of 974 |
Other business types in Anoka 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians78
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Anoka County, MN?
There are 29 pet stores on map listings in Anoka County as of September 2026. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Anoka County, MN spend on pets?
About $137.8M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anoka County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Anoka County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Anoka County would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,162 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 63 for pet stores (upper middle), #269 of 974 scored counties.
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