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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Itawamba County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Itawamba 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
$7.3M
On pets · $762 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,152
+1.3% 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

At $762 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Itawamba County spend about $7.3M a year on pets. Spread across 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Itawamba County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Itawamba County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Itawamba County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Itawamba County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Itawamba 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Itawamba County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureItawamba CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.43.6
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,9605,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$762$774$909
Median household income$55,546$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
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 (except veterinary) in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,152+1.3% since 2020
Households
9,619
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
533 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$55,546+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,884
Median home value
$142,400
Jobs located here
5,891
Daytime population
19,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Itawamba County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS90112.5$3.9M+6.5%#4 of 1,461
2DeSoto County, MS88172.4$4M+6.3%#11 of 1,461
3Rankin County, MS78172.8$3.3M+3.2%#87 of 1,461
4Lafayette County, MS7552.6$3.4M+6.6%#118 of 1,461
5Forrest County, MS6951.7$4.5M+1.1%#246 of 1,461
6Jackson County, MS67203.5$2.4M+3.0%#306 of 1,461
7Lee County, MS66113.4$2.4M+0.5%#326 of 1,461
8Lamar County, MS64135.1$1.7M+4.7%#395 of 1,461
9Hinds County, MS63131.5$5M−6.6%#396 of 1,461
10Hancock County, MS6173.5$2.5M+1.6%#449 of 1,461
Itawamba County, MSNot scored22.1$3.7M+1.3%

Other business types in Itawamba County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Itawamba County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Itawamba County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Itawamba County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.3M a year, or $762 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 9,619 households in Itawamba County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Itawamba County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Itawamba County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Itawamba County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Itawamba County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Itawamba County at 24,152 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,619 households. Median household income in Itawamba County is $55,546, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Itawamba County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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