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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeSoto County, MS
How DeSoto County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.3M
- On pets · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeSoto County is 88 (high), #11 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
At $948 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $67.3M a year on pets. Spread across 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $4M per business, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
DeSoto County has 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DeSoto County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 8,873 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.7M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DeSoto County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeSoto County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeSoto 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 grooming and boarding 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 | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,873 | 9,960 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $948 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with DeSoto County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, MS | 90 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #4 of 1,461 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 88 | 17 | 2.4 | $4M | +6.3% | #11 of 1,461 |
| 3Rankin County, MS | 78 | 17 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #87 of 1,461 |
| 4Lafayette County, MS | 75 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +6.6% | #118 of 1,461 |
| 5Forrest County, MS | 69 | 5 | 1.7 | $4.5M | +1.1% | #246 of 1,461 |
| 6Jackson County, MS | 67 | 20 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #306 of 1,461 |
| 7Lee County, MS | 66 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #326 of 1,461 |
| 8Lamar County, MS | 64 | 13 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +4.7% | #395 of 1,461 |
| 9Hinds County, MS | 63 | 13 | 1.5 | $5M | −6.6% | #396 of 1,461 |
| 10Hancock County, MS | 61 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #449 of 1,461 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding88
- Pet stores82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in DeSoto County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeSoto County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on pets?
About $67.3M a year, or $948 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
DeSoto County has 2.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 27, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,873 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 88 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #11 of 1,461 scored counties.
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