Pets · Metro area · Indiana
Pet businesses in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area
The pet businesses in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #308 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based 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
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area is 34 (lower middle), #308 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $806 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area spend about $35.2M a year on pets. That is about $764K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Michigan City-La Porte metro area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Michigan City-La Porte 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 | Michigan City-La Porte metro area | 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 | 34 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte metro area
- 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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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Michigan City-La Porte metro area marked.
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 |
| 9Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 34 | 46 | 10.5 | $764K | −0.9% | #308 of 387 |
Other business types in the Michigan City-La Porte 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 pet businesses in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area. 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. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area 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 the Michigan City-La Porte metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Michigan City-La Porte metro area 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 U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Michigan City-La Porte metro area 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 the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Michigan City-La Porte metro area at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. Median household income in the Michigan City-La Porte metro area is $71,055, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. The Michigan City-La Porte metro area scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #308 of 387 scored metro areas.
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