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Pet stores in Clay County, MN
The pet stores in Clay County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #287 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On pets · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,734
- +3.6% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Clay County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Clay County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $866 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $22.9M a year on pets. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with 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 Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #287 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,335 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $866 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,172 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 66 |
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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,734+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,442
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,798
- Median home value
- $265,500
- Jobs located here
- 20,888
- Daytime population
- 54,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Clay County?
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for pet stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Clay County marked.
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 Clay 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Clay County, MN?
Clay County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on pets?
About $22.9M a year, or $866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Clay County has 1.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, in line with 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 Clay County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County scores 62 for pet stores (upper middle), #287 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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