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Pet stores in Lincoln County, MT
How Lincoln County, MT 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #773 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On pets · $737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #773 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $6.7M a year on pets, or $737 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, 70% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $3.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,766 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $737 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 42 |
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
- 50 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents 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 Lincoln 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding31
- Pet stores31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lincoln County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lincoln County, MT spend on pets?
About $6.7M a year, or $737 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lincoln County has 5.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.3M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County scores 31 for pet stores (lower middle), #773 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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