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Pet businesses in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
The pet businesses in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #78 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 864
- 238 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $757.4M
- On pets · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $877K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area comes to about $757.4M a year: $899 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $877K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 864 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 238 are chain locations, or 28%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,865 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 990 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $20M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
Population estimates show the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #78 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $877K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,865 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $899 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 452+15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,768
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $237.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 990Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 864238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 862The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $20M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area, 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 the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 68 | 3,281 | 9.0 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #60 of 387 |
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 66 | 864 | 10.3 | $877K | +5.4% | #78 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 59 | 547 | 9.8 | $905K | +2.9% | #122 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 59 | 992 | 10.9 | $834K | +2.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 2Fort Wayne, IN | 58 | 183 | 10.0 | $807K | +3.9% | #135 of 387 |
| 3South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 55 | 119 | 9.3 | $866K | +0.1% | #157 of 387 |
| 4Columbus, IN | 53 | 42 | 12.6 | $693K | +4.3% | #178 of 387 |
| 5Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 45 | 80 | 8.8 | $867K | +2.1% | #229 of 387 |
| 6Bloomington, IN | 41 | 67 | 9.9 | $799K | +2.0% | #265 of 387 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 38 | 53 | 11.5 | $611K | +1.2% | #287 of 387 |
Other business types in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
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 businesses66
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 864 pet businesses in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. 238 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 990 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on pets?
About $757.4M a year, or $899 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 864 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $877K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $877K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 862, against 864 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,865 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 66 for pet businesses (upper middle), #78 of 387 scored metro areas.
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