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Pet stores in Barnes County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Barnes County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On pets · $780 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
10,573
−2.7% 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 Barnes County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Barnes County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Barnes County spend about $3.8M a year on pets, or $780 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 Barnes County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Barnes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet stores on map listings, Barnes County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Barnes County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Barnes County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBarnes CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.02.0
Spending per listingn/a$4.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,39413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$780$858$909
Median household income$68,038$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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 Barnes 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 Barnes County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,573−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,908
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,055
Median home value
$173,700
Jobs located here
4,766
Daytime population
10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for pet stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND53112.7$3.5M+4.7%#433 of 974
2Cass County, ND52202.4$3.6M+9.1%#445 of 974
3Ward County, ND4851.8$5M−2.4%#512 of 974
4Grand Forks County, ND3182.6$3.1M+1.9%#766 of 974
Barnes County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.7%

Other business types in Barnes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Barnes County, ND?

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

How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on pets?

About $3.8M a year, or $780 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 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

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

How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Barnes County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Barnes County

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