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Pet businesses in Barry County, MO
How Barry County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,917 of 2,200 scored counties
#53 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On pets · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $338K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,200
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Barry County is 29 (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,200 scored counties and #53 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $734 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Barry County spend about $9.8M a year on pets. That is about $338K of household spending for each business on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Barry County has 29 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 21.7 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Barry County in 2023. That is one for every 1,667 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Barry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Barry 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 | Barry County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $338K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,667 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $734 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,346 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Barry 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 Barry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,200+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,336
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $58,346+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,612
- Median home value
- $187,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,929
- Daytime population
- 37,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Barry County marked.
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 |
| 53Barry County, MO | 29 | 29 | 21.7 | $338K | +4.8% | #1,917 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Barry 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding26
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Barry County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet businesses in Barry County. 3 of them (10%) 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 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Barry County, MO spend on pets?
About $9.8M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $338K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,336 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barry County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Barry County has 21.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $338K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Barry County would have about 11, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,667 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Barry County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barry County at 36,200 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,336 households. Median household income in Barry County is $58,346, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Barry County scores 29 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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