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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rankin County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rankin County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 1,461 scored counties
#3 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.3M
- On pets · $919 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rankin County is 78 (high), #87 of 1,461 scored counties and #3 of 17 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Households in Rankin County spend about $55.3M a year on pets, or $919 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Rankin County has 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Rankin County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 6,681 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rankin County. Population estimates show Rankin County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rankin 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 | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,681 | 9,960 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $919 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Rankin County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Rankin 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding78
- Pet stores78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Rankin County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rankin County. One of them (6%) 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 Rankin County, MS spend on pets?
About $55.3M a year, or $919 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Rankin County has 2.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Rankin County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,681 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 78 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #87 of 1,461 scored counties.
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