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Pet stores in LaGrange County, IN

How LaGrange County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #847 of 974 scored counties
#29 of 32 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On pets · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$935K
79% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
4.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,305
+1.9% 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

LaGrange County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #847 of 974 scored counties and #29 of 32 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet stores in LaGrange County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 4.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in LaGrange County comes to about $11.2M a year: $870 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet stores, that is $935K per store, 79% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in LaGrange County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaGrange County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.31.92.0
Spending per listing$935K$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,08913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$870$825$909
Median household income$84,487$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2651

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
121 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 and pet supplies stores in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,305+1.9% since 2020
Households
12,897
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$84,487+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,708
Median home value
$255,900
Jobs located here
15,060
Daytime population
40,435Residents 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 LaGrange 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
29LaGrange County, IN26129.3$935K+1.9%#847 of 974

Other business types in LaGrange County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in LaGrange County, IN?

LaGrange County has 12 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in LaGrange County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.2M a year, or $870 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $935K per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,897 households in LaGrange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaGrange County has 9.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 4.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $935K, 79% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, LaGrange County would have about 3, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is LaGrange County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaGrange County at 41,305 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,897 households. Median household income in LaGrange County is $84,487, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. LaGrange County scores 26 for pet stores (lower middle), #847 of 974 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in LaGrange County

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