Pets · Small-town market · Mississippi
Pet businesses in the Oxford, MS area
The pet businesses in the Oxford, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #43 of 527 scored small-town markets
#2 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 26
- 8 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.4M
- On pets · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $785K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,972
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Oxford area is 73 (upper middle), #43 of 527 scored small-town markets and #2 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pet businesses in the Oxford area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 31%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $849 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Oxford area spend about $20.4M a year on pets. Spread across 26 pet businesses, that is $785K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Oxford area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Oxford area grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Oxford area 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 | Oxford area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $785K | $938K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,185 | 2,574 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $849 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,018 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 the Oxford area, 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 the Oxford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,972+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,040
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,099 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $65,018
- Average household income
- $95,595
- Median home value
- $256,900
- Jobs located here
- 29,062
- Daytime population
- 71,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Oxford area?
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Oxford area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vicksburg, MS | 73 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.3M | −6.3% | #41 of 527 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 73 | 26 | 10.8 | $785K | +5.3% | #43 of 527 |
| 3Laurel, MS | 67 | 21 | 6.6 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #76 of 527 |
| 4Picayune, MS | 67 | 27 | 12.3 | $626K | +5.6% | #83 of 527 |
| 5Tupelo, MS | 66 | 46 | 8.9 | $896K | +0.8% | #85 of 527 |
| 6Starkville, MS | 62 | 25 | 9.6 | $767K | +0.8% | #125 of 527 |
| 7Greenville, MS | 61 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.6M | −9.4% | #131 of 527 |
| 8Columbus, MS | 60 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −2.7% | #141 of 527 |
| 9Brookhaven, MS | 56 | 13 | 9.9 | $759K | +0.5% | #193 of 527 |
| 10Corinth, MS | 54 | 10 | 6.9 | $1M | −0.5% | #217 of 527 |
Other business types in the Oxford area
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 businesses73
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding80
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Oxford, MS area?
The Oxford area has 26 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Oxford, MS area spend on pets?
About $20.4M a year, or $849 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $785K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,040 households in the Oxford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oxford, MS area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Oxford area has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $785K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Oxford area would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Oxford, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Oxford area at 71,972 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,040 households. The median household income in the Oxford area is $65,018 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Oxford area scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #43 of 527 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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