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Pet stores in Cascade County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Cascade County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #740 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On pets · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cascade County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #740 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Cascade County comes to about $31.3M a year: $878 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 11 pet stores on map listings in Cascade County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Cascade County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 8,904 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cascade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cascade County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,904 | 11,766 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $878 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cascade 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 Cascade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Missoula County, MT | 72 | 10 | 1.9 | $5M | +4.4% | #142 of 974 |
| 2Flathead County, MT | 63 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +10.1% | #271 of 974 |
| 3Lewis and Clark County, MT | 63 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +5.8% | #275 of 974 |
| 4Gallatin County, MT | 59 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +7.7% | #335 of 974 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 43 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +4.5% | #609 of 974 |
| 6Cascade County, MT | 33 | 11 | 3.1 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #740 of 974 |
| 7Lincoln County, MT | 31 | 5 | 5.5 | $1.3M | +13.1% | #773 of 974 |
| 8Silver Bow County, MT | 27 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #827 of 974 |
Other business types in Cascade 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Cascade County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in Cascade County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT spend on pets?
About $31.3M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Cascade County has 3.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.8M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Cascade County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,904 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. Cascade County scores 33 for pet stores (lower middle), #740 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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