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Pet businesses in Atchison County, MO

How Atchison County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

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
$1.6M
On pets · $705 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,175
−2.5% 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 Atchison County spend about $1.6M a year on pets, or $705 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Atchison County has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Atchison County declined 2.5%, 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 Atchison County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Atchison County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAtchison CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.411.310.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$728K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8331,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$705$825$909
Median household income$58,750$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

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 Atchison 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 Atchison County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,175−2.5% since 2020
Households
2,287
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$58,750
Average household income
$77,295
Median home value
$106,800
Jobs located here
1,551
Daytime population
4,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO732410.5$832K+11.4%#203 of 2,200
2Warren County, MO731611.6$758K+9.2%#207 of 2,200
3Jackson County, MO692468.0$1M+2.1%#312 of 2,200
4Osage County, MO6859.5$878K+2.7%#355 of 2,200
5Platte County, MO675111.6$858K+6.7%#392 of 2,200
6Clay County, MO6410910.7$861K+4.3%#508 of 2,200
7St. Charles County, MO6420112.5$830K+4.9%#511 of 2,200
8Stone County, MO64139.6$773K+4.1%#520 of 2,200
9St. Louis County, MO623688.9$1.1M−1.2%#570 of 2,200
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO6179.8$824K+1.1%#618 of 2,200
Atchison County, MONot scored14.4$1.6M−2.5%

Other business types in Atchison 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 Atchison County, MO?

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

How much do households in Atchison County, MO spend on pets?

About $1.6M a year, or $705 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,287 households in Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atchison County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Atchison 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, Atchison County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Atchison County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Atchison County at 5,175 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,287 households. Median household income in Atchison County is $58,750, 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Atchison County

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