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Pet businesses in Decatur County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Decatur County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,223 of 2,200 scored counties
#39 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $513K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,576
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Decatur County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Decatur County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pet businesses, that is $513K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Decatur County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,571 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Decatur County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,223 of 2,200 scored counties and #39 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Decatur 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 | Decatur County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $513K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,571 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,783 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,576+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,712
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $69,783+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,207
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,170
- Daytime population
- 27,416Residents 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 |
| 39Decatur County, IN | 48 | 17 | 15.9 | $513K | +0.4% | #1,223 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Decatur 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Decatur County, IN?
Decatur County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Decatur County, IN spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $513K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,712 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Decatur County has 15.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $513K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Decatur County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,571 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Decatur County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 26,576 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,712 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $69,783 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Decatur County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,223 of 2,200 scored counties.
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