Pets · County · Mississippi
Pet businesses in Hinds County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hinds County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #851 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 59
- 11 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.9M
- On pets · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 pet businesses in Hinds County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 19%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Hinds County comes to about $64.9M a year: $724 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 59 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hinds County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,714 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hinds County declined 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Hinds County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #851 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Hinds 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.
| Measure | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,714 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $724 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 330.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 82 | 58 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #49 of 2,200 |
| 2Madison County, MS | 78 | 38 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +6.5% | #105 of 2,200 |
| 3Hancock County, MS | 75 | 17 | 8.4 | $1M | +1.6% | #162 of 2,200 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 73 | 51 | 8.8 | $948K | +3.0% | #199 of 2,200 |
| 5Warren County, MS | 70 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.3M | −6.3% | #269 of 2,200 |
| 6Tate County, MS | 70 | 9 | 8.2 | $982K | +2.1% | #278 of 2,200 |
| 7George County, MS | 69 | 9 | 9.7 | $823K | +8.1% | #327 of 2,200 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 68 | 56 | 9.3 | $987K | +3.2% | #347 of 2,200 |
| 9Itawamba County, MS | 67 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #375 of 2,200 |
| 10Lamar County, MS | 66 | 33 | 13.0 | $669K | +4.7% | #449 of 2,200 |
| 24Hinds County, MS | 55 | 59 | 6.6 | $1.1M | −6.6% | #851 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hinds 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
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hinds County, MS?
There are 59 pet businesses on map listings in Hinds County as of September 2026. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on pets?
About $64.9M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hinds County has 6.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hinds County would have about 74, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,714 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #851 of 2,200 scored counties.
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