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Pet businesses in Carroll County, MS

How Carroll County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On pets · $733 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,226
−7.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $733 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $3.1M a year on pets. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Carroll County has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County declined 7.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carroll County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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.

Pet businesses in Carroll County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.38.310.4
Spending per listing$3.1M$938K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$733$774$909
Median household income$59,327$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,226−7.2% since 2020
Households
4,258
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$59,327
Average household income
$69,861
Median home value
$109,600
Jobs located here
1,140
Daytime population
7,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Carroll County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS82588.2$1.2M+6.3%#49 of 2,200
2Madison County, MS78388.7$1.1M+6.5%#105 of 2,200
3Hancock County, MS75178.4$1M+1.6%#162 of 2,200
4Jackson County, MS73518.8$948K+3.0%#199 of 2,200
5Warren County, MS70116.6$1.3M−6.3%#269 of 2,200
6Tate County, MS7098.2$982K+2.1%#278 of 2,200
7George County, MS6999.7$823K+8.1%#327 of 2,200
8Rankin County, MS68569.3$987K+3.2%#347 of 2,200
9Itawamba County, MS6755.2$1.5M+1.3%#375 of 2,200
10Lamar County, MS663313.0$669K+4.7%#449 of 2,200
Carroll County, MSNot scored12.3$3.1M−7.2%

Other business types in Carroll County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Carroll County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet business in Carroll County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Carroll County, MS spend on pets?

About $3.1M a year, or $733 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,258 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Carroll County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Carroll County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Carroll County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 9,226 people in 2025, down 7.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,258 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $59,327, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Carroll County

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