Pets · County · Mississippi
Pet businesses in Tippah County, MS
How Tippah 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,180 of 2,200 scored counties
#36 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On pets · $712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $951K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,389
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Tippah County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Tippah County comes to about $5.7M a year: $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $951K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tippah County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Tippah County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tippah County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,180 of 2,200 scored counties and #36 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Tippah 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 | Tippah County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $951K | $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 | −1.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $712 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,542 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Tippah 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 Tippah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,389−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,017
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $52,542+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,071
- Median home value
- $124,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,949
- Daytime population
- 18,902Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 36Tippah County, MS | 48 | 6 | 7.5 | $951K | −1.6% | #1,180 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Tippah 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tippah County, MS?
There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Tippah County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tippah County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tippah County, MS spend on pets?
About $5.7M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $951K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,017 households in Tippah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tippah County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tippah County has 7.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $951K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tippah County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Tippah County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Tippah County at 21,389 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,017 households. The median household income in Tippah County is $52,542 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Tippah County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,180 of 2,200 scored counties.
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