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Pet businesses in Perry County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On pets · $686 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,577
+1.1% 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 2 pet businesses in Perry County. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Perry County spend about $3.2M a year on pets, or $686 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.38.310.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$938K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$686$774$909
Median household income$49,634$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,577+1.1% since 2020
Households
4,647
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,634+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,655
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,993
Daytime population
9,347Residents 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 Perry 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
Perry County, MSNot scored24.3$1.6M+1.1%

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Perry County, MS?

Perry County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $686 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,647 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Perry County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 11,577 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,647 households. The median household income in Perry County is $49,634 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Perry County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Perry 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.

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