Pets · County · Mississippi
Veterinarians in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #790 of 1,485 scored counties
#12 of 26 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $755 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $22.7M a year on pets. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Forrest County has 11 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Forrest County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,304 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Forrest County is 48 (lower middle), #790 of 1,485 scored counties and #12 of 26 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest 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 veterinarians 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,304 | 4,047 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $755 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 veterinary services in Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Forrest County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 73 | 23 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +6.3% | #222 of 1,485 |
| 2Lamar County, MS | 71 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #263 of 1,485 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 67 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +6.5% | #339 of 1,485 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 67 | 18 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #340 of 1,485 |
| 5Pearl River County, MS | 63 | 6 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #427 of 1,485 |
| 6Warren County, MS | 59 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −6.3% | #513 of 1,485 |
| 7Lafayette County, MS | 59 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #525 of 1,485 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 53 | 25 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +3.2% | #670 of 1,485 |
| 9Hinds County, MS | 50 | 23 | 2.6 | $2.8M | −6.6% | #737 of 1,485 |
| 10Jones County, MS | 50 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #743 of 1,485 |
| 12Forrest County, MS | 48 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #790 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Forrest County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 veterinarians in Forrest County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $755 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Forrest County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Forrest County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,304 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 48 for veterinarians (lower middle), #790 of 1,485 scored counties.
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