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Pet businesses in Harrison County, IN
How Harrison 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #326 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $832K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,437
- +1.9% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Harrison County
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What this means
At $806 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $12.5M a year on pets. That is about $832K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 15 pet businesses on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Harrison County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,874 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Harrison County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Harrison County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #326 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 83 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $832K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,874 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,475 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,437+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,497
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $74,475+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,405
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,234
- Daytime population
- 31,156Residents 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 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Harrison County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet businesses in Harrison County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harrison County, IN spend on pets?
About $12.5M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $832K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,497 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Harrison County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $832K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,874 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 40,437 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,497 households. Median household income in Harrison County is $74,475, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Harrison County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #326 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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