Groundwork

Pets · County · Mississippi

Pet businesses in Neshoba County, MS

The pet businesses in Neshoba County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,149 of 2,200 scored counties
#35 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On pets · $734 a household
Spending per listing
$686K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,732
−0.9% since 2020

See the pet businesses around any address in Neshoba County

The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Neshoba County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Neshoba County comes to about $7.5M a year: $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $686K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Neshoba County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Neshoba County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,428 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Neshoba County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Neshoba County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,149 of 2,200 scored counties and #35 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Neshoba 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 Neshoba County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNeshoba CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.78.310.4
Spending per listing$686K$938K$878K
Households per official establishment3,4282,5741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$734$774$909
Median household income$57,013$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$950K
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,732−0.9% since 2020
Households
10,283
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$57,013+50.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,069
Median home value
$100,000
Jobs located here
12,443
Daytime population
28,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Neshoba County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Neshoba County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Pet businesses across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Neshoba 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
35Neshoba County, MS491110.7$686K−0.9%#1,149 of 2,200

Other business types in Neshoba County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Neshoba County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in Neshoba County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $686K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,283 households in Neshoba County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Neshoba County has 10.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $686K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Neshoba County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,428 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Neshoba County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Neshoba County at 28,732 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,283 households. Median household income in Neshoba County is $57,013, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.1%, 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. Neshoba County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,149 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Neshoba County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Neshoba County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Neshoba County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Neshoba County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.