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Pet businesses in Delaware County, IN
How Delaware County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,289 of 2,200 scored counties
#45 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 53
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On pets · $700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $611K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 pet businesses in Delaware County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Delaware County comes to about $32.4M a year: $700 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $611K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 3,084 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Delaware County.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Delaware County is 46 (lower middle), #1,289 of 2,200 scored counties and #45 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $611K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,084 | 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 | $700 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Delaware County?
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Delaware County marked.
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 |
| 45Delaware County, IN | 46 | 53 | 11.5 | $611K | +1.2% | #1,289 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Delaware County, IN?
Delaware County has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on pets?
About $32.4M a year, or $700 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $611K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Delaware County has 11.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $611K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 37, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,084 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,289 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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