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Pet businesses in Marshall County, MS
How Marshall 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,683 of 2,200 scored counties
#45 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On pets · $747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $547K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,654
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Marshall County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,683 of 2,200 scored counties and #45 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $747 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $9.9M a year on pets. That is about $547K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in Marshall County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marshall County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Marshall County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Marshall 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 | Marshall County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $547K | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $747 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,458 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,654+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,187
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,458+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,596
- Median home value
- $167,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,144
- Daytime population
- 31,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marshall County?
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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 |
| 45Marshall County, MS | 36 | 18 | 13.6 | $547K | +2.6% | #1,683 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Marshall 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding28
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Marshall County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pet businesses in Marshall County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marshall County, MS spend on pets?
About $9.9M a year, or $747 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 $547K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,187 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marshall County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Marshall County has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $547K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Marshall County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Marshall County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Marshall County at 34,654 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,187 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $53,458, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Marshall County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,683 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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