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Pet businesses in LaGrange County, IN

How LaGrange 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,347 of 2,200 scored counties
#49 of 83 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
23
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On pets · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$488K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,305
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in LaGrange County comes to about $11.2M a year: $870 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 pet businesses, that is $488K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 23 pet businesses on map listings in LaGrange County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaGrange County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,150 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $242K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaGrange County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaGrange County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). LaGrange County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,347 of 2,200 scored counties and #49 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaGrange 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.

Pet businesses in LaGrange County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.810.910.4
Spending per listing$488K$759K$878K
Households per official establishment2,1502,0121,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$870$825$909
Median household income$84,487$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
231 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$242K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,305+1.9% since 2020
Households
12,897
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$84,487+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,708
Median home value
$255,900
Jobs located here
15,060
Daytime population
40,435Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with LaGrange County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake County, IN761256.4$1.3M+1.1%#134 of 2,200
2Hendricks County, IN74659.7$1M+10.2%#176 of 2,200
3Hamilton County, IN7016712.2$950K+10.9%#281 of 2,200
4Marion County, IN693047.6$1M+1.6%#310 of 2,200
5Harrison County, IN69159.7$832K+1.9%#326 of 2,200
6Posey County, IN6898.5$1M−0.8%#346 of 2,200
7Franklin County, IN6899.8$873K+2.2%#356 of 2,200
8Allen County, IN671499.5$852K+4.2%#394 of 2,200
9Clark County, IN675510.7$762K+7.5%#406 of 2,200
10Floyd County, IN65319.7$910K+2.0%#469 of 2,200
49LaGrange County, IN452317.8$488K+1.9%#1,347 of 2,200

Other business types in LaGrange County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in LaGrange County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet businesses in LaGrange County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in LaGrange County, IN spend on pets?

About $11.2M a year, or $870 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $488K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,897 households in LaGrange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does LaGrange County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

LaGrange County has 17.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $488K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, LaGrange County would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,150 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is LaGrange County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaGrange County at 41,305 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,897 households. Median household income in LaGrange County is $84,487, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. LaGrange County scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,347 of 2,200 scored counties.

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