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Pet stores in Williams County, ND
How Williams County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On pets · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,767
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Williams County comes to about $14.3M a year: $942 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 4 pet stores on map listings in Williams County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Williams County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $166K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Williams County.
Population estimates show Williams County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Williams County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Williams 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.
| Measure | Williams County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,394 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $942 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,595 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 51 |
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
- 40 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
- 1
- Amount
- $166K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Williams 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 Williams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,767+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,154
- Median age
- 33.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,078 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $85,595−1.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,741
- Median home value
- $284,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,521
- Daytime population
- 44,045Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 53 | 11 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +4.7% | #433 of 974 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 52 | 20 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +9.1% | #445 of 974 |
| 3Ward County, ND | 48 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | −2.4% | #512 of 974 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 31 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +1.9% | #766 of 974 |
| Williams County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +1.4% |
Other business types in Williams 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Williams County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Williams County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Williams County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Williams County, ND spend on pets?
About $14.3M a year, or $942 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 15,154 households in Williams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williams County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Williams County has 2.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Williams County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Williams County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Williams County at 41,767 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,154 households. The median household income in Williams County is $85,595 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 1.8% 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. Williams County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Williams 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.
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