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Pet businesses in Jackson County, MS
How Jackson County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #199 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 51
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.3M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $948K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,666
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #199 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
At $839 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $48.3M a year on pets. Spread across 51 pet businesses, that is $948K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Jackson County has 51 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,620 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $948K | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,620 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,201 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,666+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,647
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 201
- Median household income
- $66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,071
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 50,214
- Daytime population
- 136,355Residents 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 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Jackson County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 pet businesses in Jackson County. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jackson County, MS spend on pets?
About $48.3M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $948K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Jackson County has 8.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $948K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 55, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,620 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #199 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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