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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lee County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #326 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On pets · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,731
+0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lee County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $826 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $26.9M a year on pets. That works out to $2.4M per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 10,864 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #326 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lee 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 Lee County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.43.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,8649,9605,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$826$774$909
Median household income$67,863$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$266K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,731+0.5% since 2020
Households
32,591
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
450 sq. mi.
People per square mile
185
Median household income
$67,863+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,122
Median home value
$199,500
Jobs located here
55,201
Daytime population
101,660Residents 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 Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee County, MS?

Lee County has 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $26.9M a year, or $826 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,591 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 3.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,864 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 83,731 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,591 households. The median household income in Lee County is $67,863 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lee County scores 66 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #326 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Lee County

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