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Pet stores in Vanderburgh County, IN
The pet stores in Vanderburgh County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #848 of 974 scored counties
#30 of 32 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.9M
- On pets · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Vanderburgh County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #848 of 974 scored counties and #30 of 32 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $752 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Vanderburgh County spend about $58.9M a year on pets. That works out to $2.9M per store, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Vanderburgh County has 20 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 25%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Vanderburgh County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 7,827 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates show Vanderburgh County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Vanderburgh 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 | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,827 | 15,089 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $752 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,648 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,270
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 772
- Median household income
- $61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,065
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 109,446
- Daytime population
- 203,371Residents 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 |
| 30Vanderburgh County, IN | 25 | 20 | 2.6 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #848 of 974 |
Other business types in Vanderburgh 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Vanderburgh County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet stores in Vanderburgh County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Vanderburgh County, IN spend on pets?
About $58.9M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Vanderburgh County has 2.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 13, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,827 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Vanderburgh County scores 25 for pet stores (lower middle), #848 of 974 scored counties.
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