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Pet stores in Lake of the Woods County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Lake of the Woods County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On pets · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,770
0.0% 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

At $853 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lake of the Woods County spend about $1.6M a year on pets. That works out to $1.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Lake of the Woods County has 1 pet store on map listings as of September 2026. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake of the Woods County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lake of the Woods 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.

Pet stores in Lake of the Woods County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLake of the Woods CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.51.92.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$5.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,33513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$853$951$909
Median household income$77,546$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,7700.0% since 2020
Households
1,817
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,298 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$77,546
Average household income
$93,772
Median home value
$216,100
Jobs located here
1,510
Daytime population
3,397Residents 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 counties in Minnesota for pet stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Lake of the Woods County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carver County, MN9251.2$9.7M+6.6%#4 of 974
2Sherburne County, MN8172.0$5.2M+6.8%#49 of 974
3Scott County, MN81132.4$4.9M+5.1%#51 of 974
4Wright County, MN76132.4$4.3M+11.1%#91 of 974
5Hennepin County, MN71881.6$6.3M+0.2%#152 of 974
6Anoka County, MN63292.1$4.8M+4.7%#269 of 974
7Clay County, MN6251.9$4.6M+3.6%#287 of 974
8St. Louis County, MN61151.7$4.7M+0.2%#299 of 974
9Olmsted County, MN60121.8$5.6M+2.3%#310 of 974
10Washington County, MN60282.7$4.2M+6.9%#320 of 974
Lake of the Woods County, MNNot scored15.5$1.6M0.0%

Other business types in Lake of the Woods County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Lake of the Woods County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet store in Lake of the Woods County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lake of the Woods County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lake of the Woods County, MN spend on pets?

About $1.6M a year, or $853 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 1,817 households in Lake of the Woods County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake of the Woods County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Lake of the Woods County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Lake of the Woods County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Lake of the Woods County at 3,770 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,817 households. The median household income in Lake of the Woods County is $77,546 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Lake of the Woods County

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