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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pontotoc County, MS
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pontotoc County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,124 of 1,461 scored counties
#15 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Pontotoc County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,124 of 1,461 scored counties and #15 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pontotoc County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Pontotoc County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 43% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pontotoc County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Pontotoc County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pontotoc 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $3.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,960 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $734 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 63 |
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
- 61 chain location
- 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Pontotoc County, MS | 33 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #1,124 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding33
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Pontotoc County, MS?
There are 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Pontotoc County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Pontotoc County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 33 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,124 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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