Pets · County · Mississippi
Pet stores in Pearl River County, MS
How Pearl River 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
- $16.9M
- On pets · $772 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Pearl River County. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Pearl River County spend about $16.9M a year on pets, or $772 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% below 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 Pearl River County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pearl River County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Pearl River County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $6.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 24,371 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $772 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
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
- 4The 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Pearl River County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +5.6% |
Other business types in Pearl River 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Pearl River County, MS?
Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on pets?
About $16.9M a year, or $772 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Pearl River County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Pearl River 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pearl River 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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