Pets & Animal Welfare in Mississippi

Pet ownership, shelters, adoptions and veterinary services.

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$143,972,838
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary services jobs
3,031
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Pet Economy

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$143,972,838
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary and pet care businesses
457
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
$143,972,838▲ 103%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910, total annual wages.

Veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
457▲ 36%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910.

Pet-Related Employment

Veterinary services jobs
3,031
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)
849
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Veterinary services jobs

2014–2025
3,031▲ 28%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194.

Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)

2014–2025
849▲ 188%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Mississippi, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 812910.