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Pet stores in Brown County, SD
The pet stores in Brown County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #935 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,561
- −1.7% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Brown County
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What this means
For pet stores, Brown County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #935 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in Brown County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Brown County comes to about $13.2M a year: $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pet stores, that is $1.7M per store, 63% 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 Brown County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Brown County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,616 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,898 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 53 |
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
- 81 chain location
- 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,561−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,285
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $70,898+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,772
- Median home value
- $221,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,972
- Daytime population
- 38,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Brown County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 62 | 7 | 2.5 | $4M | +17.5% | #294 of 974 |
| 2Minnehaha County, SD | 59 | 16 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +7.6% | #334 of 974 |
| 3Pennington County, SD | 45 | 15 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +6.6% | #579 of 974 |
| 4Davison County, SD | 16 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #925 of 974 |
| 5Brown County, SD | 14 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #935 of 974 |
Other business types in Brown 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians23
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Brown County, SD?
Brown County has 8 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Brown County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Brown County, SD spend on pets?
About $13.2M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,285 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, SD compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Brown County has 4.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.7M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Brown County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Brown County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 37,561 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,285 households. Median household income in Brown County is $70,898, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Brown County scores 14 for pet stores (low), #935 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Brown 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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