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Pet businesses in Dubois County, IN
The pet businesses in Dubois County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,688 of 2,200 scored counties
#64 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On pets · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $533K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Dubois County is 36 (lower middle), #1,688 of 2,200 scored counties and #64 of 83 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 pet businesses in Dubois County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $850 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Dubois County spend about $14.9M a year on pets. Spread across 28 pet businesses, that is $533K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dubois County in 2023. That is one for every 1,465 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dubois County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $533K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,465 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $850 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents 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 |
| 64Dubois County, IN | 36 | 28 | 15.9 | $533K | +0.9% | #1,688 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Dubois 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding26
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Dubois County, IN?
There are 28 pet businesses on map listings in Dubois County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on pets?
About $14.9M a year, or $850 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $533K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Dubois County has 15.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $533K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dubois County would have about 17, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,465 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,688 of 2,200 scored counties.
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