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Pet businesses in Barton County, MO
The pet businesses in Barton County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,161 of 2,200 scored counties
#75 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3M
- On pets · $664 a household
- Spending per listing
- $370K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,795
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Barton County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,161 of 2,200 scored counties and #75 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Barton County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $664 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Barton County spend about $3M a year on pets. That is about $370K of household spending for each business on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Barton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Barton County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Barton 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 | Barton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $370K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $664 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,635 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 36 |
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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Barton 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 Barton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,795+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,454
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 592 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,871
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,343
- Daytime population
- 9,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Barton County?
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Barton 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 |
| 75Barton County, MO | 16 | 8 | 18.0 | $370K | +1.5% | #2,161 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Barton 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 businesses16
- Veterinarians13
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Barton County, MO?
There are 8 pet businesses on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Barton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barton County, MO spend on pets?
About $3M a year, or $664 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $370K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barton County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Barton County has 18.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $370K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Barton County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Barton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Barton County scores 16 for pet businesses (low), #2,161 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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