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Pet stores in Allen County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Allen County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #387 of 974 scored counties
#10 of 32 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
32
12 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$126.9M
On pets · $810 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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 32 pet stores in Allen County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 38%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in Allen County spend about $126.9M a year on pets, or $810 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 13,048 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $975K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Allen County.

Population estimates show Allen County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allen County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #387 of 974 scored counties and #10 of 32 scored counties in Indiana.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 stores in Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.0
Spending per listing$4M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishment13,04815,08913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$810$825$909
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5651

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12
Employees, 2023
193
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$975K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for pet stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IN84101.6$5.9M+7.4%#27 of 974
2Hendricks County, IN7391.3$7.5M+10.2%#120 of 974
3Hamilton County, IN68322.3$5M+10.9%#197 of 974
4Bartholomew County, IN6751.5$5.8M+4.3%#208 of 974
5Tippecanoe County, IN6681.1$7.2M+2.2%#219 of 974
6Marion County, IN64571.4$5.6M+1.6%#245 of 974
7Lake County, IN63281.4$5.8M+1.1%#264 of 974
8Morgan County, IN6051.8$4.9M+4.4%#314 of 974
9Hancock County, IN59103.0$3.2M+13.5%#342 of 974
10Allen County, IN56322.0$4M+4.2%#387 of 974

Other business types in Allen County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Allen County, IN?

Allen County has 32 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on pets?

About $126.9M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Allen County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Allen County would have about 28, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,048 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 56 for pet stores (upper middle), #387 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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