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Pet businesses in LaPorte County, IN
How LaPorte 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,232 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 46
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.2M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $764K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,294
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 pet businesses in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in LaPorte County spend about $35.2M a year on pets, or $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 46 pet businesses, that is $764K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaPorte County in 2023. That is one for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaPorte County.
Population estimates show LaPorte County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, LaPorte County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,232 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How LaPorte 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 | LaPorte County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $764K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,745 | 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 | $806 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,055 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 464 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,294−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 43,633
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,682
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,820
- Daytime population
- 107,276Residents 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 |
| 40LaPorte County, IN | 47 | 46 | 10.5 | $764K | −0.9% | #1,232 of 2,200 |
Other business types in LaPorte 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in LaPorte County, IN?
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in LaPorte County as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in LaPorte County, IN spend on pets?
About $35.2M 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 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $764K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaPorte County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
LaPorte County has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $764K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 40, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?
Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,232 of 2,200 scored counties.
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