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Pet businesses in Wells County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Wells County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,574 of 2,200 scored counties
#59 of 83 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On pets · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $533K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,883
- +2.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Wells County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Wells County comes to about $9.1M a year: $785 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $533K of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Wells County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wells County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wells County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wells County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,574 of 2,200 scored counties and #59 of 83 scored counties in Indiana.
How Wells 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 | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $533K | $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 | $785 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,957 | $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
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,883+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,546
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,952
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,127
- Daytime population
- 26,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wells 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 |
| 59Wells County, IN | 39 | 17 | 14.7 | $533K | +2.6% | #1,574 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wells 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 boarding32
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wells County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet businesses in Wells County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wells County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wells County, IN spend on pets?
About $9.1M a year, or $785 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $533K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wells County has 14.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $533K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wells County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Wells County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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