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Pet stores in Lauderdale County, MS

How Lauderdale County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21M
On pets · $733 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,317
−3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Lauderdale County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in Lauderdale County spend about $21M a year on pets, or $733 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet stores, that is $5.3M per store, 16% above 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 Lauderdale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Lauderdale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.22.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$6.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a24,37113,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$733$774$909
Median household income$50,817$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
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,317−3.2% since 2020
Households
28,707
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,958
Median home value
$133,300
Jobs located here
32,099
Daytime population
75,808Residents 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 Lauderdale 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
Lauderdale County, MSNot scored41.4$5.3M−3.2%

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Lauderdale County, MS?

Lauderdale County has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lauderdale County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21M a year, or $733 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 1.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Lauderdale County

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