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Pet stores in Noble County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Noble County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #789 of 974 scored counties
#25 of 32 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On pets · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,937
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Noble County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #789 of 974 scored counties and #25 of 32 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Noble County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $788 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Noble County spend about $14.3M a year on pets. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $2.9M per store, 37% 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 Noble County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Noble County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Noble 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 | Noble County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,089 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $788 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,723 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 51 |
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
- 52 chain locations
- 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 Noble 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 Noble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,937+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,179
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,740
- Median home value
- $196,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,886
- Daytime population
- 42,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Noble County, IN | 29 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +1.0% | #789 of 974 |
Other business types in Noble 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Noble County, IN?
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Noble County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Noble County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Noble County, IN spend on pets?
About $14.3M a year, or $788 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Noble County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Noble County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Noble County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Noble County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 29 for pet stores (lower middle), #789 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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