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Pet stores in Lake County, IN
The pet stores in Lake County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #264 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 28
- 10 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $161.2M
- On pets · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Lake County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 pet stores in Lake County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 36%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Lake County spend about $161.2M a year on pets, or $826 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per store, 27% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lake County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 13,938 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lake County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #264 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 32 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,938 | 15,089 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $826 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lake County?
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for pet stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IN | 84 | 10 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +7.4% | #27 of 974 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 73 | 9 | 1.3 | $7.5M | +10.2% | #120 of 974 |
| 3Hamilton County, IN | 68 | 32 | 2.3 | $5M | +10.9% | #197 of 974 |
| 4Bartholomew County, IN | 67 | 5 | 1.5 | $5.8M | +4.3% | #208 of 974 |
| 5Tippecanoe County, IN | 66 | 8 | 1.1 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #219 of 974 |
| 6Marion County, IN | 64 | 57 | 1.4 | $5.6M | +1.6% | #245 of 974 |
| 7Lake County, IN | 63 | 28 | 1.4 | $5.8M | +1.1% | #264 of 974 |
| 8Morgan County, IN | 60 | 5 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +4.4% | #314 of 974 |
| 9Hancock County, IN | 59 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +13.5% | #342 of 974 |
| 10Allen County, IN | 56 | 32 | 2.0 | $4M | +4.2% | #387 of 974 |
Other business types in Lake 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 businesses76
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lake County, IN?
There are 28 pet stores on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on pets?
About $161.2M a year, or $826 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lake County has 1.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lake County would have about 36, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,938 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 63 for pet stores (upper middle), #264 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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