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Pet businesses in Owen County, IN
How Owen 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,907 of 2,200 scored counties
#78 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On pets · $742 a household
- Spending per listing
- $457K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,886
- +2.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Owen County
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Owen County is 29 (lower middle), #1,907 of 2,200 scored counties and #78 of 83 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $742 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Owen County spend about $6.4M a year on pets. Spread across 14 pet businesses, that is $457K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 14 pet businesses on map listings in Owen County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Owen County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Owen County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Owen 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 | Owen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $457K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $742 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,464 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Owen 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 Owen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,886+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,618
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $62,464+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,852
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,940
- Daytime population
- 17,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Owen County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| 78Owen County, IN | 29 | 14 | 16.2 | $457K | +2.6% | #1,907 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Owen 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding28
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Owen County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Owen County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Owen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Owen County, IN spend on pets?
About $6.4M a year, or $742 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $457K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,618 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Owen County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Owen County has 16.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $457K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Owen County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Owen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Owen County at 21,886 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,618 households. Median household income in Owen County is $62,464, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Owen County scores 29 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,907 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Owen County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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