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Pet stores in Stark County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Stark 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On pets · $854 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,013
+0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet stores in Stark County. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Stark County comes to about $11.6M a year: $854 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. 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 Stark County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Stark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stark 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 Stark County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.02.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$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+0.5%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$854$858$909
Median household income$84,449$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,013+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,537
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,478
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
17,400
Daytime population
33,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for pet stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Stark 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
Stark County, NDNot scored32.2$3.9M+0.5%

Other business types in Stark County

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

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Questions

How many pet stores are in Stark County, ND?

Stark County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Stark County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.6M a year, or $854 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stark County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Stark County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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