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Pet businesses in Grant County, IN
The pet businesses in Grant County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,078 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $962K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,524
- 0.0% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Grant County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet businesses in Grant County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 32% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $682 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $18.3M a year on pets. That works out to $962K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grant County in 2023. That is one for every 1,912 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Grant County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Grant County is 50 (upper middle), #1,078 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Grant 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 | Grant County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $962K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,912 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,522 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Grant 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 Grant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,5240.0% since 2020
- Households
- 26,773
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $53,522+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,971
- Median home value
- $122,300
- Jobs located here
- 28,051
- Daytime population
- 67,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Grant County?
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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 |
| 34Grant County, IN | 50 | 19 | 7.1 | $962K | 0.0% | #1,078 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grant 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grant County, IN?
Grant County has 19 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grant County, IN spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $962K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,773 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grant County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grant County has 7.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $962K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grant County would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,912 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Grant County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Grant County at 66,524 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,773 households. The median household income in Grant County is $53,522 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Grant County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,078 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Grant County
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