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Pet stores in Pine County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On pets · $788 a household
Spending per listing
$9.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
30,472
+5.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet store in Pine County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in Pine County spend about $9.7M a year on pets, or $788 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.7M of household spending for each store on map listings. 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 Pine County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Pine County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet store on map listings, Pine County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pine 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 Pine County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePine CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.92.0
Spending per listing$9.7M$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+5.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$788$951$909
Median household income$71,146$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
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 Pine 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 Pine County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,472+5.5% since 2020
Households
12,323
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$71,146+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,014
Median home value
$239,300
Jobs located here
7,837
Daytime population
25,047Residents 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 Pine 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
Pine County, MNNot scored10.8$9.7M+5.5%

Other business types in Pine County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Pine County, MN?

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Pine County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Pine County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pine County, MN spend on pets?

About $9.7M a year, or $788 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $9.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,323 households in Pine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pine County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Pine County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Pine County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Pine County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pine County at 30,472 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,323 households. Median household income in Pine County is $71,146, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Pine County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pine County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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