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Pet businesses in Jones County, MS
How Jones 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #462 of 2,200 scored counties
#12 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,496
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet businesses in Jones County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Jones County spend about $18.6M a year on pets. Spread across 18 pet businesses, that is $1M per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jones County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,991 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Jones County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Jones County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #462 of 2,200 scored counties and #12 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jones 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 | Jones County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,991 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $746 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,216 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Jones 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 Jones County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,496−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 24,957
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $52,216+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,759
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,795
- Daytime population
- 69,175Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Jones County marked.
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 |
| 12Jones County, MS | 65 | 18 | 7.2 | $1M | −1.0% | #462 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Jones 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Jones County, MS?
There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in Jones County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jones County, MS spend on pets?
About $18.6M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,957 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jones County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Jones County has 7.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jones County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,991 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Jones County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jones County at 66,496 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,957 households. The median household income in Jones County is $52,216 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Jones County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #462 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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