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Pet businesses in Leflore County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Leflore County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,515 of 2,200 scored counties
#43 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $650 a household
Spending per listing
$736K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,686
−9.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet businesses in Leflore County. None of them 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.

Household spending on pets in Leflore County comes to about $6.6M a year: $650 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet businesses, that is $736K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Leflore County in 2023. That is one for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Leflore County from 2020 to 2025 at −9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Leflore County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,515 of 2,200 scored counties and #43 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Leflore 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 Leflore County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLeflore CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.88.310.4
Spending per listing$736K$938K$878K
Households per official establishment2,5512,5741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$650$774$909
Median household income$35,277$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$741K
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Leflore 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 Leflore County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,686−9.4% since 2020
Households
10,203
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
594 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$35,277+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,012
Median home value
$101,200
Jobs located here
13,054
Daytime population
30,010Residents 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 Leflore 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
43Leflore County, MS4098.8$736K−9.4%#1,515 of 2,200

Other business types in Leflore County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Leflore County, MS?

Leflore County has 9 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.6M a year, or $650 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $736K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,203 households in Leflore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leflore County has 8.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $736K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Leflore County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Leflore County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Leflore County at 25,686 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,203 households. The median household income in Leflore County is $35,277 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Leflore County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,515 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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