Pets · Small-town market · Mississippi
Veterinarians in the McComb, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the McComb, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #328 of 398 scored small-town markets
#11 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On pets · $667 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,640
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The McComb area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #328 of 398 scored small-town markets and #11 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $667 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the McComb area spend about $13.5M a year on pets. Spread across 9 veterinarians, that is $1.5M per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 9 veterinarians on map listings in the McComb area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the McComb area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,059 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the McComb area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the McComb area 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 | McComb area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,059 | 4,047 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $667 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $44,597 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 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 veterinary services in the McComb area, 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 the McComb area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,640−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,297
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $44,597
- Average household income
- $63,471
- Median home value
- $115,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,368
- Daytime population
- 49,992Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the McComb area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 75 | 6 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #31 of 398 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 72 | 10 | 4.2 | $2M | +5.3% | #52 of 398 |
| 3Vicksburg, MS | 69 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −6.3% | #68 of 398 |
| 4Columbus, MS | 61 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.3M | −2.7% | #116 of 398 |
| 5Meridian, MS | 57 | 10 | 2.9 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #146 of 398 |
| 6Laurel, MS | 57 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #147 of 398 |
| 7Tupelo, MS | 53 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +0.8% | #184 of 398 |
| 8Corinth, MS | 52 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #191 of 398 |
| 9Natchez, MS-LA | 35 | 7 | 3.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #305 of 398 |
| 10Starkville, MS | 34 | 14 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +0.8% | #314 of 398 |
| 11McComb, MS | 31 | 9 | 4.4 | $1.5M | −2.6% | #328 of 398 |
Other business types in the McComb area
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 businesses49
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the McComb, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 veterinarians in the McComb area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the McComb, MS area spend on pets?
About $13.5M a year, or $667 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,297 households in the McComb area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McComb, MS area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The McComb area has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the McComb area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,059 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the McComb, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the McComb area at 52,640 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,297 households. Median household income in the McComb area is $44,597, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The McComb area scores 31 for veterinarians (lower middle), #328 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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