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Pet businesses in Audrain County, MO
The pet businesses in Audrain County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,926 of 2,200 scored counties
#54 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On pets · $708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $544K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,528
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Audrain County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,926 of 2,200 scored counties and #54 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Audrain County spend about $6.5M a year on pets, or $708 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $544K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Audrain County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Audrain County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Audrain County. Population estimates put the population change in Audrain County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Audrain 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.
| Measure | Audrain County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $544K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,844 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $708 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,448 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Audrain 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 Audrain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,528−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,219
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,893
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,235
- Daytime population
- 22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 73 | 24 | 10.5 | $832K | +11.4% | #203 of 2,200 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 73 | 16 | 11.6 | $758K | +9.2% | #207 of 2,200 |
| 3Jackson County, MO | 69 | 246 | 8.0 | $1M | +2.1% | #312 of 2,200 |
| 4Osage County, MO | 68 | 5 | 9.5 | $878K | +2.7% | #355 of 2,200 |
| 5Platte County, MO | 67 | 51 | 11.6 | $858K | +6.7% | #392 of 2,200 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 64 | 109 | 10.7 | $861K | +4.3% | #508 of 2,200 |
| 7St. Charles County, MO | 64 | 201 | 12.5 | $830K | +4.9% | #511 of 2,200 |
| 8Stone County, MO | 64 | 13 | 9.6 | $773K | +4.1% | #520 of 2,200 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 62 | 368 | 8.9 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #570 of 2,200 |
| 10Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 61 | 7 | 9.8 | $824K | +1.1% | #618 of 2,200 |
| 54Audrain County, MO | 28 | 12 | 13.0 | $544K | −1.0% | #1,926 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Audrain County
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 businesses28
- 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 Audrain County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in Audrain County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Audrain County, MO spend on pets?
About $6.5M a year, or $708 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $544K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Audrain County has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $544K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Audrain County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. 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. Audrain County scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,926 of 2,200 scored counties.
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