Pets · Small-town market · Indiana
Pet businesses in the Bedford, IN area
The pet businesses in the Bedford, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #243 of 527 scored small-town markets
#9 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $522K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,568
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet businesses in the Bedford area. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.6, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Bedford area comes to about $14.6M a year: $764 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $522K of household spending for each business on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bedford area in 2023. That is one for every 4,784 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bedford area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bedford area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Bedford area is 53 (upper middle), #243 of 527 scored small-town markets and #9 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Bedford area 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 | Bedford area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $522K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,784 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $764 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,468 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $924K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bedford 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 Bedford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,568+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,135
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,010
- Median home value
- $175,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,745
- Daytime population
- 38,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Bedford area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, IN | 70 | 11 | 8.8 | $855K | +0.4% | #58 of 527 |
| 2Crawfordsville, IN | 70 | 18 | 11.5 | $683K | +2.7% | #59 of 527 |
| 3Connersville, IN | 65 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #91 of 527 |
| 4Greencastle, IN | 64 | 20 | 14.1 | $579K | +3.2% | #106 of 527 |
| 5Angola, IN | 63 | 16 | 11.4 | $717K | +1.0% | #112 of 527 |
| 6Logansport, IN | 60 | 12 | 8.0 | $879K | +0.1% | #143 of 527 |
| 7Decatur, IN | 57 | 16 | 12.9 | $591K | +2.2% | #184 of 527 |
| 8Richmond, IN | 55 | 29 | 10.8 | $662K | −0.5% | #214 of 527 |
| 9Bedford, IN | 53 | 28 | 14.6 | $522K | +1.2% | #243 of 527 |
| 10Seymour, IN | 52 | 25 | 13.8 | $574K | +1.9% | #259 of 527 |
Other business types in the Bedford 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Bedford, IN area?
The Bedford area has 28 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) 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. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bedford, IN area spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $522K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,135 households in the Bedford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bedford, IN area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Bedford area has 14.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $522K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Bedford area would have about 17, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,784 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bedford, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Bedford area at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in the Bedford area is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. 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 Bedford area scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #243 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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