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Pet stores in Bayfield County, WI

The pet stores in Bayfield County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6M
On pets · $800 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,787
+3.4% 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

Households in Bayfield County spend about $6M a year on pets, or $800 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Bayfield County has 1 pet store on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Bayfield County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet store on map listings, Bayfield County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bayfield 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 Bayfield County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBayfield CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.32.0
Spending per listing$6M$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+3.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$800$861$909
Median household income$71,151$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
10 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 Bayfield 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 Bayfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,787+3.4% since 2020
Households
7,437
Median age
53.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,478 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$71,151+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,755
Median home value
$240,800
Jobs located here
4,075
Daytime population
13,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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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Pet stores across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Bayfield 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
Bayfield County, WINot scored11.3$6M+3.4%

Other business types in Bayfield County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Bayfield County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet store in Bayfield County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Bayfield County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6M a year, or $800 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $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 7,437 households in Bayfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bayfield County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Bayfield County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Bayfield County at 16,787 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,437 households. The median household income in Bayfield County is $71,151 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Bayfield County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Bayfield 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.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Bayfield County

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