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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jackson County, MS

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jackson County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #306 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.3M
On pets · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,666
+3.0% 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 $839 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $48.3M a year on pets. Spread across 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.4M per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Jackson County has 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 6,405 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jackson County is 67 (upper middle), #306 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.43.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,4059,9605,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$839$774$909
Median household income$66,201$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 9
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$596K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
147,666+3.0% since 2020
Households
57,647
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
201
Median household income
$66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,071
Median home value
$193,100
Jobs located here
50,214
Daytime population
136,355Residents 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 Jackson 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

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jackson County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $48.3M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 3.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,405 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 67 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #306 of 1,461 scored counties.

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