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Pet stores in the Fairmont, MN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Fairmont, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $746 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
19,440
−2.8% 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

There are no pet stores on map listings in the Fairmont area as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in the Fairmont area comes to about $6.6M a year: $746 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. 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 Fairmont area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Fairmont area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet stores on map listings, the Fairmont area isn’t given a market score for them.

How the Fairmont area 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.

Pet stores in Fairmont, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFairmont areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.01.92.0
Spending per listingn/a$5.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,33513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$746$951$909
Median household income$59,507$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,440−2.8% since 2020
Households
8,839
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
712 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,458
Median home value
$163,500
Jobs located here
8,052
Daytime population
18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for pet stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Fairmont area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brainerd, MN8661.4$5.8M+4.3%#8 of 220
2Fergus Falls, MN7352.0$4.1M+1.6%#27 of 220
3Red Wing, MN6952.5$3.4M+1.3%#36 of 220
4Faribault-Northfield, MN6073.0$3M+4.2%#60 of 220
5Austin, MN5153.2$2.6M+2.3%#106 of 220
6Hutchinson, MN4653.3$2.6M−0.3%#121 of 220
7Owatonna, MN4464.0$2.2M+0.2%#138 of 220
Fairmont, MNNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%

Other business types in the Fairmont area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Fairmont, MN area?

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

How much do households in the Fairmont, MN area spend on pets?

About $6.6M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,839 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fairmont, MN area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Fairmont area has no pet stores on map listings. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is the Fairmont, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. Median household income in the Fairmont area is $59,507, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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 Fairmont area has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

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 Fairmont area

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