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Pet businesses in Clay County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Clay County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,040 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $768K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −0.1% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Clay County
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $8.4M a year on pets, or $800 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $768K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Clay County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clay County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,040 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $768K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $800 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,010 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
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
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,549
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $70,010+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,024
- Median home value
- $153,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,738
- Daytime population
- 24,011Residents 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 |
| 32Clay County, IN | 51 | 11 | 10.4 | $768K | −0.1% | #1,040 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Clay 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Clay County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Clay County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, IN spend on pets?
About $8.4M 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 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $768K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,549 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Clay County has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $768K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,549 households. Median household income in Clay County is $70,010, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Clay County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,040 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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