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Pet stores in Madison County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #139 of 974 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On pets · $987 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,298
+6.5% 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

At $987 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $43.3M a year on pets. Spread across 8 pet stores, that is $5.4M per store, 20% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 8 pet stores on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 10,979 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #139 of 974 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madison 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 Madison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.22.0
Spending per listing$5.4M$6.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishment10,97924,37113,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$987$774$909
Median household income$83,441$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score7263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,298+6.5% since 2020
Households
43,917
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$121,926
Median home value
$311,100
Jobs located here
63,928
Daytime population
124,659Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Madison County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in Madison County. 4 of them (50%) 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 Madison County, MS spend on pets?

About $43.3M a year, or $987 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.4M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,979 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 72 for pet stores (upper middle), #139 of 974 scored counties.

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 Madison County

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