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Pet stores in Ashland County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Ashland County, WI, 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
$5M
On pets · $731 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,203
+1.1% 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

At $731 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Ashland County spend about $5M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $1.7M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Ashland County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Ashland County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Ashland County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Ashland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashland County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Ashland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureAshland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.42.32.0
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.8M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,84713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$731$861$909
Median household income$62,462$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
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 Ashland 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 Ashland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,203+1.1% since 2020
Households
6,832
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,045 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,270
Median home value
$170,300
Jobs located here
7,396
Daytime population
16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Ashland County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marathon County, WI6891.6$5.4M+1.0%#193 of 974
2Outagamie County, WI63172.2$4.2M+2.6%#276 of 974
3St. Croix County, WI63102.7$3.9M+4.7%#277 of 974
4Dane County, WI62532.1$4.6M+4.9%#288 of 974
5Fond du Lac County, WI6071.6$5.1M+0.5%#312 of 974
6Eau Claire County, WI5961.3$6.3M+3.0%#329 of 974
7Sheboygan County, WI5871.4$5.9M0.0%#346 of 974
8Brown County, WI56201.8$4.8M+2.6%#379 of 974
9Washington County, WI55101.8$5.5M+1.8%#395 of 974
10Racine County, WI53172.1$4.1M+0.4%#426 of 974
Ashland County, WINot scored34.4$1.7M+1.1%

Other business types in Ashland County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Ashland County, WI?

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

How much do households in Ashland County, WI spend on pets?

About $5M a year, or $731 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Ashland County has 4.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 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 U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Ashland County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% 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. Ashland 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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