Pets · County · Mississippi
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forrest County, MS
How Forrest 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #246 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $755 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $22.7M a year on pets. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 79% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 7,532 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $127K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forrest County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Forrest County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #246 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forrest 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,532 | 9,960 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $755 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $806K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $127K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents 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 Forrest 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 Forrest 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forrest County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $755 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Forrest County has 1.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.5M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Forrest County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,532 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 69 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #246 of 1,461 scored counties.
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