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Pet businesses in Decatur County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Decatur County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.1M
- On pets · $694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $424K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,655
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Decatur County spend about $2.1M a year on pets, or $694 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet businesses, that is $424K per business, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Decatur County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Decatur County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Decatur County 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 | Decatur County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 12.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $424K | $654K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $694 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,044 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Decatur 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 Decatur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,655−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,055
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,044
- Average household income
- $74,390
- Median home value
- $113,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,070
- Daytime population
- 6,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 82 | 38 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +17.8% | #47 of 2,200 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 73 | 56 | 8.8 | $993K | +4.6% | #195 of 2,200 |
| 3Benton County, IA | 69 | 12 | 11.8 | $759K | +1.8% | #332 of 2,200 |
| 4Woodbury County, IA | 66 | 25 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +0.7% | #415 of 2,200 |
| 5Delaware County, IA | 62 | 6 | 8.1 | $1M | +1.3% | #572 of 2,200 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 62 | 223 | 10.9 | $841K | +4.8% | #577 of 2,200 |
| 7Warren County, IA | 62 | 26 | 12.6 | $755K | +9.0% | #588 of 2,200 |
| 8Buena Vista County, IA | 60 | 6 | 8.0 | $1M | −1.7% | #649 of 2,200 |
| 9Pottawattamie County, IA | 60 | 40 | 10.6 | $770K | −0.7% | #666 of 2,200 |
| 10Tama County, IA | 58 | 5 | 7.4 | $1M | −1.5% | #714 of 2,200 |
| Decatur County, IA | Not scored | 5 | 16.4 | $424K | −0.9% |
Other business types in Decatur County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Decatur County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Decatur County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Decatur County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Decatur County, IA spend on pets?
About $2.1M a year, or $694 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $424K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,055 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Decatur County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Decatur County has 16.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $424K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Decatur County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Decatur County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Decatur County at 7,655 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,055 households. Median household income in Decatur County is $59,044, 27% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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