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Pet businesses in Adams County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Adams County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,019 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On pets · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $591K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,650
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Adams County spend about $9.5M a year on pets, or $763 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet businesses, that is $591K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Adams County has 16 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Adams County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,100 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Adams County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,019 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Adams County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $591K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,100 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $763 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,289 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,650+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,401
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 107
- Median household income
- $65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,576
- Median home value
- $178,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,315
- Daytime population
- 33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake County, IN | 76 | 125 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #134 of 2,200 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 74 | 65 | 9.7 | $1M | +10.2% | #176 of 2,200 |
| 3Hamilton County, IN | 70 | 167 | 12.2 | $950K | +10.9% | #281 of 2,200 |
| 4Marion County, IN | 69 | 304 | 7.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #310 of 2,200 |
| 5Harrison County, IN | 69 | 15 | 9.7 | $832K | +1.9% | #326 of 2,200 |
| 6Posey County, IN | 68 | 9 | 8.5 | $1M | −0.8% | #346 of 2,200 |
| 7Franklin County, IN | 68 | 9 | 9.8 | $873K | +2.2% | #356 of 2,200 |
| 8Allen County, IN | 67 | 149 | 9.5 | $852K | +4.2% | #394 of 2,200 |
| 9Clark County, IN | 67 | 55 | 10.7 | $762K | +7.5% | #406 of 2,200 |
| 10Floyd County, IN | 65 | 31 | 9.7 | $910K | +2.0% | #469 of 2,200 |
| 31Adams County, IN | 52 | 16 | 12.9 | $591K | +2.2% | #1,019 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Adams 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Adams County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet businesses in Adams County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on pets?
About $9.5M a year, or $763 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $591K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Adams County has 12.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $591K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Adams County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,100 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,019 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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