Pets · County · Mississippi
Pet stores in DeSoto County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in DeSoto County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #41 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 12
- 8 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.3M
- On pets · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,918
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
DeSoto County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #41 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet stores in DeSoto County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in DeSoto County spend about $67.3M a year on pets, or $948 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per store, 24% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in DeSoto County in 2023. That is one for every 17,747 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates show DeSoto County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeSoto 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.
| Measure | DeSoto County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $6.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,747 | 24,371 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $948 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,297 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,918+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 70,986
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 402
- Median household income
- $85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,760
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 80,765
- Daytime population
- 177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 82 | 12 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +6.3% | #41 of 974 |
| 2Rankin County, MS | 78 | 6 | 1.0 | $9.2M | +3.2% | #66 of 974 |
| 3Harrison County, MS | 73 | 10 | 1.2 | $6.6M | +4.0% | #125 of 974 |
| 4Madison County, MS | 72 | 8 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +6.5% | #139 of 974 |
| 5Jackson County, MS | 68 | 8 | 1.4 | $6M | +3.0% | #192 of 974 |
| 6Lamar County, MS | 63 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +4.7% | #274 of 974 |
| 7Lee County, MS | 55 | 5 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +0.5% | #396 of 974 |
| 8Hinds County, MS | 43 | 14 | 1.6 | $4.6M | −6.6% | #599 of 974 |
| 9Hancock County, MS | 42 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +1.6% | #619 of 974 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding88
- Pet stores82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in DeSoto County, MS?
There are 12 pet stores on map listings in DeSoto County as of September 2026. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in DeSoto County, MS spend on pets?
About $67.3M a year, or $948 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
DeSoto County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,747 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 82 for pet stores (high), #41 of 974 scored counties.
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