Pets · County · Minnesota
Pet stores in Ramsey County, MN
How Ramsey County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #408 of 974 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 44
- 21 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $202.8M
- On pets · $916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 541,623
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Ramsey County comes to about $202.8M a year: $916 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 44 pet stores on map listings in Ramsey County as of September 2026. 21 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Ramsey County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 12,296 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ramsey County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #408 of 974 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Ramsey 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 | Ramsey County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,296 | 14,335 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $916 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,568 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 541,623−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 221,327
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 152 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,566
- Median household income
- $81,568+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,592
- Median home value
- $326,600
- Jobs located here
- 325,019
- Daytime population
- 607,513Residents 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 |
| 14Ramsey County, MN | 54 | 44 | 2.0 | $4.6M | −1.8% | #408 of 974 |
Other business types in Ramsey 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
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Ramsey County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 pet stores in Ramsey County. 21 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Ramsey County, MN spend on pets?
About $202.8M a year, or $916 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 221,327 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ramsey County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Ramsey County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 45, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,296 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Ramsey County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Ramsey County at 541,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 221,327 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $81,568 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Ramsey County scores 54 for pet stores (upper middle), #408 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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