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Pet businesses in Osceola County, IA

The pet businesses in Osceola County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On pets · $785 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,980
−3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Osceola County spend about $2.1M a year on pets, or $785 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business.

Osceola County has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osceola County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Osceola County declined 3.6%, 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 Osceola 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.

Pet businesses in Osceola County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureOsceola CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.812.910.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$654K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5421,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$785$843$909
Median household income$69,239$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Osceola 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 Osceola County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,980−3.6% since 2020
Households
2,634
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
399 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$69,239
Average household income
$86,400
Median home value
$122,600
Jobs located here
2,733
Daytime population
5,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Osceola County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA82388.9$1.2M+17.8%#47 of 2,200
2Johnson County, IA73568.8$993K+4.6%#195 of 2,200
3Benton County, IA691211.8$759K+1.8%#332 of 2,200
4Woodbury County, IA66256.1$1.3M+0.7%#415 of 2,200
5Delaware County, IA6268.1$1M+1.3%#572 of 2,200
6Polk County, IA6222310.9$841K+4.8%#577 of 2,200
7Warren County, IA622612.6$755K+9.0%#588 of 2,200
8Buena Vista County, IA6068.0$1M−1.7%#649 of 2,200
9Pottawattamie County, IA604010.6$770K−0.7%#666 of 2,200
10Tama County, IA5857.4$1M−1.5%#714 of 2,200
Osceola County, IANot scored13.8$2.1M−3.6%

Other business types in Osceola County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Osceola County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet business in Osceola County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osceola County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Osceola County, IA spend on pets?

About $2.1M a year, or $785 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,634 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Osceola County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Osceola County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Osceola County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Osceola County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Osceola County at 5,980 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,634 households. Median household income in Osceola County is $69,239, 14% 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Osceola County

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