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Pet businesses in Union County, MS
The pet businesses in Union County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #997 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On pets · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $745K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,459
- +2.3% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Union County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Union County comes to about $7.5M a year: $757 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $745K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #997 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 51 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Union 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 | Union County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $745K | $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 | +2.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $757 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,505 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,459+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,849
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $55,505+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,967
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,888
- Daytime population
- 29,136Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Union 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.
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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 |
| 29Union County, MS | 52 | 10 | 10.2 | $745K | +2.3% | #997 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Union 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Union County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Union County. One of them (10%) 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 Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, MS spend on pets?
About $7.5M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $745K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,849 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Union County has 10.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $745K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Union County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 28,459 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,849 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,505, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Union County scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #997 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Union 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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