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Pet businesses in Lee County, MS
The pet businesses in Lee County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #899 of 2,200 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On pets · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $841K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,731
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 pet businesses in Lee County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Lee County spend about $26.9M a year on pets, or $826 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 pet businesses, that is $841K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lee County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $338K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lee County.
Population estimates show Lee County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Lee County is 54 (upper middle), #899 of 2,200 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $841K | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $826 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,863 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $338K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,731+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 32,591
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 450 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $67,863+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,122
- Median home value
- $199,500
- Jobs located here
- 55,201
- Daytime population
- 101,660Residents 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 |
| 25Lee County, MS | 54 | 32 | 9.8 | $841K | +0.5% | #899 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lee 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lee County, MS?
There are 32 pet businesses on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, MS spend on pets?
About $26.9M a year, or $826 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $841K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,591 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lee County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $841K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lee County would have about 31, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 83,731 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,591 households. The median household income in Lee County is $67,863 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Lee County scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #899 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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