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Pet businesses in Madison County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Madison County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #105 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 38
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.3M
- On pets · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Madison County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #105 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 pet businesses in Madison County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $987 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $43.3M a year on pets. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,909 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison County. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,909 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $987 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 387 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents 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 Madison 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 businesses78
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding90
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Madison County, MS?
There are 38 pet businesses on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on pets?
About $43.3M a year, or $987 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Madison County has 8.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 49, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,909 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 78 for pet businesses (high), #105 of 2,200 scored counties.
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