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Pet businesses in Sullivan County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Sullivan County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,557 of 2,200 scored counties
#58 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On pets · $721 a household
- Spending per listing
- $706K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,831
- +0.1% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Sullivan County
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What this means
At $721 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Sullivan County spend about $5.7M a year on pets. That is about $706K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Sullivan County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sullivan County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,557 of 2,200 scored counties and #58 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $706K | $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 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $721 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,204 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,831+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,832
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 447 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $56,204+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,919
- Median home value
- $131,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,973
- Daytime population
- 19,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sullivan County?
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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 |
| 58Sullivan County, IN | 39 | 8 | 10.2 | $706K | +0.1% | #1,557 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sullivan County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sullivan County, IN spend on pets?
About $5.7M a year, or $721 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $706K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,832 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sullivan County has 10.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $706K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Sullivan County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,832 households. Median household income in Sullivan County is $56,204, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Sullivan County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,557 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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