Pets · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Pet stores in the Beaver Dam, WI area
The pet stores in the Beaver Dam, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #109 of 220 scored small-town markets
#6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,097
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet stores in the Beaver Dam area. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in the Beaver Dam area comes to about $29.2M a year: $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet stores, that is $2.9M per store, 35% 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 the Beaver Dam area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in the Beaver Dam area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Beaver Dam area is 50 (upper middle), #109 of 220 scored small-town markets and #6 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.
How the Beaver Dam area 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.
| Measure | Beaver Dam area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,847 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,929 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 30 |
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
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Beaver Dam area, 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 the Beaver Dam area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,097−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,910
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $75,929+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,922
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,764
- Daytime population
- 79,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for pet stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Beaver Dam area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 69 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #35 of 220 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 64 | 9 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +0.3% | #52 of 220 |
| 3Manitowoc, WI | 63 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +0.4% | #53 of 220 |
| 4Menomonie, WI | 58 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #72 of 220 |
| 5Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 55 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #89 of 220 |
| 6Beaver Dam, WI | 50 | 10 | 2.8 | $2.9M | −0.3% | #109 of 220 |
| 7Marinette, WI-MI | 44 | 8 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +0.3% | #137 of 220 |
| 8Baraboo, WI | 44 | 12 | 4.3 | $2M | +1.3% | #140 of 220 |
| 9Platteville, WI | 43 | 6 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #143 of 220 |
| 10Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 37 | 9 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #168 of 220 |
Other business types in the Beaver Dam area
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 businesses31
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Beaver Dam, WI area?
There are 10 pet stores on map listings in the Beaver Dam area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Beaver Dam area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Beaver Dam, WI area spend on pets?
About $29.2M 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 10 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,910 households in the Beaver Dam area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beaver Dam, WI area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Beaver Dam area has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Beaver Dam area would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Beaver Dam, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Beaver Dam area at 89,097 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,910 households. Median household income in the Beaver Dam area is $75,929, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Beaver Dam area scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #109 of 220 scored small-town markets.
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