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Pet businesses in Tallahatchie County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Tallahatchie 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
$2.8M
On pets · $643 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,877
−14.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Tallahatchie County. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households.

At $643 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Tallahatchie County spend about $2.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.4M per business.

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

Population estimates show Tallahatchie County declined 14.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Tallahatchie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTallahatchie CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.68.310.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$938K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−14.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$643$774$909
Median household income$37,466$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
3The 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,877−14.0% since 2020
Households
4,306
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$37,466+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,024
Median home value
$82,300
Jobs located here
2,575
Daytime population
10,833Residents 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 Tallahatchie 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
Tallahatchie County, MSNot scored24.6$1.4M−14.0%

Other business types in Tallahatchie County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Tallahatchie County, MS?

There are 2 pet businesses on map listings in Tallahatchie County 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 Tallahatchie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.8M a year, or $643 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,306 households in Tallahatchie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tallahatchie 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, Tallahatchie County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Tallahatchie County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Tallahatchie County at 10,877 people in 2025, down 14.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,306 households. The median household income in Tallahatchie County is $37,466 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Tallahatchie 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?

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

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