Pets · County · South Dakota
Pet stores in Davison County, SD
The pet stores in Davison County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #925 of 974 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,069
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Davison County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #925 of 974 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Davison County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Davison County comes to about $6.9M a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $1.4M per store, 70% 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 Davison County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $522K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Davison County. Population estimates show Davison County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Davison 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 | Davison County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $522K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Davison 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 Davison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,069+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,208+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,188
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,476
- Daytime population
- 21,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Davison 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians25
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Davison County, SD?
Davison County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Davison County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Davison County, SD spend on pets?
About $6.9M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,899 households in Davison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davison County, SD compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Davison County has 5.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.4M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Davison County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Davison County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Davison County at 20,069 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. Median household income in Davison County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Davison County scores 16 for pet stores (low), #925 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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