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Pet stores in Clarke County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Clarke County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On pets · $695 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,102
−2.8% 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

Household spending on pets in Clarke County comes to about $4.1M a year: $695 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet store on map listings, Clarke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clarke County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Clarke County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.22.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$6.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a24,37113,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$695$774$909
Median household income$46,108$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,102−2.8% since 2020
Households
5,945
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,952
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
3,085
Daytime population
12,654Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Clarke County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS82121.7$5.6M+6.3%#41 of 974
2Rankin County, MS7861.0$9.2M+3.2%#66 of 974
3Harrison County, MS73101.2$6.6M+4.0%#125 of 974
4Madison County, MS7281.8$5.4M+6.5%#139 of 974
5Jackson County, MS6881.4$6M+3.0%#192 of 974
6Lamar County, MS6352.0$4.4M+4.7%#274 of 974
7Lee County, MS5551.5$5.4M+0.5%#396 of 974
8Hinds County, MS43141.6$4.6M−6.6%#599 of 974
9Hancock County, MS4252.5$3.4M+1.6%#619 of 974
Clarke County, MSNot scored11.7$4.1M−2.8%

Other business types in Clarke County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Clarke County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in Clarke County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clarke County, MS spend on pets?

About $4.1M a year, or $695 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Clarke County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Clarke County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clarke County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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