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Pet stores in Pontotoc County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Pontotoc County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,096
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pontotoc County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $2.9M per store, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Pontotoc County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Pontotoc County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pontotoc County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Pontotoc County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Pontotoc 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 | Pontotoc County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $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 | +2.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $734 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,484 | $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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,096+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,819
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,266
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,251
- Daytime population
- 30,006Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Pontotoc County?
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pet stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Pontotoc County marked.
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 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +2.9% |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding33
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Pontotoc County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Pontotoc County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Pontotoc County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, MS spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, MS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Pontotoc County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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