Pets · Small-town market · Iowa
Pet businesses in the Clinton, IA area
The pet businesses in the Clinton, IA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #279 of 527 scored small-town markets
#6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Iowa
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On pets · $794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $620K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Clinton area comes to about $15.5M a year: $794 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 pet businesses, that is $620K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Clinton area has 25 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Clinton area in 2023. That is one for every 2,438 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Clinton area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Clinton area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #279 of 527 scored small-town markets and #6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Iowa.
How the Clinton area compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Clinton area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 12.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $620K | $654K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,438 | 1,542 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $794 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Clinton 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 Clinton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Clinton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Storm Lake, IA | 67 | 6 | 8.0 | $1M | −1.7% | #79 of 527 |
| 2Le Mars, IA | 58 | 11 | 10.7 | $818K | 0.0% | #160 of 527 |
| 3Marshalltown, IA | 57 | 18 | 11.6 | $674K | −0.5% | #179 of 527 |
| 4Ottumwa, IA | 52 | 18 | 12.9 | $583K | −0.3% | #258 of 527 |
| 5Spirit Lake, IA | 51 | 12 | 13.6 | $641K | +1.7% | #272 of 527 |
| 6Clinton, IA | 50 | 25 | 12.8 | $620K | −0.9% | #279 of 527 |
| 7Carroll, IA | 45 | 12 | 13.6 | $593K | −2.0% | #333 of 527 |
| 8Pella, IA | 45 | 20 | 15.0 | $570K | +2.3% | #336 of 527 |
| 9Spencer, IA | 43 | 10 | 13.7 | $561K | −0.8% | #354 of 527 |
| 10Muscatine, IA | 42 | 21 | 12.1 | $648K | −3.0% | #359 of 527 |
Other business types in the Clinton 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Clinton, IA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet businesses in the Clinton area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Clinton, IA area spend on pets?
About $15.5M a year, or $794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $620K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in the Clinton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clinton, IA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Clinton area has 12.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $620K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Clinton area would have about 18, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,438 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clinton, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Clinton area at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. Median household income in the Clinton area is $66,981, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. 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 Clinton area scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #279 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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