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Pet stores in Yellowstone County, MT
How Yellowstone 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #609 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.3M
- On pets · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet stores in Yellowstone County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $962 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Yellowstone County spend about $67.3M a year on pets. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Yellowstone County in 2023. That is one for every 6,990 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Yellowstone County.
Population estimates show Yellowstone County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Yellowstone County is 43 (lower middle), #609 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Montana.
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,990 | 11,766 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $962 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 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
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents 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 Yellowstone 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Yellowstone County, MT?
There are 21 pet stores on map listings in Yellowstone County as of September 2026. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on pets?
About $67.3M a year, or $962 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Yellowstone County has 3.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,990 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 43 for pet stores (lower middle), #609 of 974 scored counties.
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