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Pet businesses in Porter County, IN
The pet businesses in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #867 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 83
- 13 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.1M
- On pets · $919 a household
- Spending per listing
- $760K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 pet businesses in Porter County. 13 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $919 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Porter County spend about $63.1M a year on pets. That is about $760K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Porter County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,674 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Porter County.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Porter County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #867 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $760K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,674 | 2,012 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.1% | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $919 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 41+17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 616
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 |
| 28Porter County, IN | 55 | 83 | 12.1 | $760K | +1.6% | #867 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Porter 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Porter County, IN?
Porter County has 83 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on pets?
About $63.1M a year, or $919 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $760K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Porter County has 12.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $760K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Porter County would have about 72, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,674 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #867 of 2,200 scored counties.
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