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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lowndes County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On pets · $746 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,346
−2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lowndes County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Lowndes County spend about $17.2M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $4.3M per business, 69% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lowndes County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,669 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lowndes County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lowndes County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Lowndes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLowndes CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.43.6
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,6699,9605,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$746$774$909
Median household income$53,812$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$271K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,346−2.4% since 2020
Households
23,006
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,521
Median home value
$164,100
Jobs located here
24,412
Daytime population
59,512Residents 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 Lowndes 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
Lowndes County, MSNot scored41.7$4.3M−2.4%

Other business types in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, MS?

There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. 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 Lowndes County, MS spend on pets?

About $17.2M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lowndes 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 $4.3M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,669 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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