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Pet stores in Deer Lodge County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Deer Lodge County, MT, 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
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On pets · $781 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
9,709
+3.0% 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

There are no pet stores on map listings in Deer Lodge County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Deer Lodge County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in Deer Lodge County comes to about $3.5M a year: $781 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. 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 Deer Lodge County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Deer Lodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Deer Lodge 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.

Pet stores in Deer Lodge County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDeer Lodge CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.42.0
Spending per listingn/a$3.9M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,76613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$781$926$909
Median household income$57,527$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,709+3.0% since 2020
Households
4,473
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$57,527
Average household income
$72,037
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
3,306
Daytime population
8,528Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for pet stores, numbered among those based in Montana, with Deer Lodge County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Missoula County, MT72101.9$5M+4.4%#142 of 974
2Flathead County, MT6392.0$4.6M+10.1%#271 of 974
3Lewis and Clark County, MT6372.2$4.3M+5.8%#275 of 974
4Gallatin County, MT59132.5$4.3M+7.7%#335 of 974
5Yellowstone County, MT43213.0$3.2M+4.5%#609 of 974
6Cascade County, MT33113.1$2.8M+0.7%#740 of 974
7Lincoln County, MT3155.5$1.3M+13.1%#773 of 974
8Silver Bow County, MT2763.9$2.1M+2.6%#827 of 974
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%

Other business types in Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet stores in Deer Lodge County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Deer Lodge County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Deer Lodge County, MT spend on pets?

About $3.5M a year, or $781 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deer Lodge County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Deer Lodge County has no pet stores on map listings. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Deer Lodge County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Deer Lodge County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% 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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