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Pets · Small-town market · Indiana

Pet stores in the Richmond, IN area

The pet stores in the Richmond, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #103 of 220 scored small-town markets
#5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On pets · $712 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,169
−0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in the Richmond area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in the Richmond area spend about $19.2M a year on pets, or $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $3.8M per store, 15% 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 the Richmond area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Richmond area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, the Richmond area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #103 of 220 scored small-town markets and #5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Richmond area 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 Richmond, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.92.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,08913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$712$825$909
Median household income$55,692$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5151

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 the Richmond area, 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 the Richmond area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,169−0.5% since 2020
Households
26,975
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,425
Median home value
$140,200
Jobs located here
29,039
Daytime population
66,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Indiana

Every Indiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for pet stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Richmond area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jasper, IN6052.8$3M+0.9%#61 of 220
2Warsaw, IN5792.8$2.9M+0.9%#77 of 220
3Auburn, IN5552.9$2.7M+2.9%#88 of 220
4Kendallville, IN5252.8$2.9M+1.0%#99 of 220
5Richmond, IN5151.9$3.8M−0.5%#103 of 220
6Seymour, IN4563.3$2.4M+1.9%#128 of 220
7Bedford, IN4163.1$2.4M+1.2%#153 of 220
8Greensburg, IN3454.7$1.7M+0.4%#177 of 220

Other business types in the Richmond area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Richmond, IN area?

There are 5 pet stores on map listings in the Richmond area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Richmond area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Richmond, IN area spend on pets?

About $19.2M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,975 households in the Richmond area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Richmond, IN area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Richmond area has 1.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Richmond area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is the Richmond, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Richmond area at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in the Richmond area is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Richmond area scores 51 for pet stores (upper middle), #103 of 220 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in the Richmond area

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