Pets · Metro area · Minnesota
Pet stores in the St. Cloud, MN metro area
How the St. Cloud, MN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #124 of 382 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $66.1M
- On pets · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 205,854
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet stores in the St. Cloud metro area. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $846 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the St. Cloud metro area spend about $66.1M a year on pets. That works out to $4.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the St. Cloud metro area in 2023. That is one for every 26,041 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the St. Cloud metro area.
Population estimates show the St. Cloud metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the St. Cloud metro area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #124 of 382 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the St. Cloud metro 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.
| Measure | St. Cloud metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 26,041 | 14,335 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $846 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,497 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $630K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the St. Cloud metro 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 St. Cloud metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 205,854+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 78,122
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $76,497+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,113
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 101,570
- Daytime population
- 207,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for pet stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the St. Cloud metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Duluth, MN-WI | 64 | 18 | 1.5 | $5.5M | +0.2% | #93 of 382 |
| 2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 64 | 288 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +2.6% | #95 of 382 |
| 3Rochester, MN | 61 | 15 | 1.6 | $6M | +2.0% | #112 of 382 |
| 4St. Cloud, MN | 60 | 16 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +3.0% | #124 of 382 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 55 | 24 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +9.5% | #156 of 382 |
| 5Mankato, MN | 54 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.9M | +1.2% | #161 of 382 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 50 | 25 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +7.7% | #194 of 382 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 38 | 8 | 1.8 | $4.4M | +0.8% | #275 of 382 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 29 | 17 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +0.4% | #335 of 382 |
Other business types in the St. Cloud metro area
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 businesses49
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the St. Cloud, MN metro area?
There are 16 pet stores on map listings in the St. Cloud metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the St. Cloud, MN metro area spend on pets?
About $66.1M a year, or $846 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,122 households in the St. Cloud metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the St. Cloud, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The St. Cloud metro area has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the St. Cloud metro area would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 26,041 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the St. Cloud, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the St. Cloud metro area at 205,854 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,122 households. Median household income in the St. Cloud metro area is $76,497, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The St. Cloud metro area scores 60 for pet stores (upper middle), #124 of 382 scored metro areas.
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