Pets · County · Missouri
Pet businesses in Boone County, MO
How Boone 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #780 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 87
- 17 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.7M
- On pets · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $744K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,746
- +4.2% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Boone County
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Boone County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 pet businesses in Boone County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 20%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $845 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $64.7M a year on pets. That works out to $744K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 133 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $377K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone County.
Population estimates show Boone County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Boone County is 57 (upper middle), #780 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.
How Boone 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 | Boone County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $744K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,701 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $845 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,758 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 45+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 613
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 133Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8717 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $377K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,746+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 76,562
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 274
- Median household income
- $72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,630
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 106,667
- Daytime population
- 209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Boone County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Boone County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet businesses across Missouri
Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Boone 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 |
| 15Boone County, MO | 57 | 87 | 11.4 | $744K | +4.2% | #780 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Boone 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Boone County, MO?
There are 87 pet businesses on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 133 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, MO spend on pets?
About $64.7M a year, or $845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $744K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Boone County has 11.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $744K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Boone County would have about 74, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #780 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Boone County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Boone County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Boone County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Boone County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.