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Pet stores in Harrison County, MS
The pet stores in Harrison County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $65.7M
- On pets · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,136
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $788 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $65.7M a year on pets. That works out to $6.6M per store, 45% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Harrison County has 10 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Harrison County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 16,672 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harrison County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #125 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $6.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,672 | 24,371 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $788 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,479 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,136+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 83,358
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,923
- Median home value
- $212,200
- Jobs located here
- 89,531
- Daytime population
- 220,283Residents 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 Harrison 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians45
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Harrison County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet stores in Harrison County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on pets?
About $65.7M 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 10 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Harrison County has 1.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.6M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Harrison County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,672 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 73 for pet stores (upper middle), #125 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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