Pets · County · Missouri
Pet businesses in Cape Girardeau County, MO
How Cape Girardeau 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,486 of 2,200 scored counties
#33 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 46
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On pets · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $555K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 pet businesses in Cape Girardeau County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $787 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $25.5M a year on pets. That works out to $555K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cape Girardeau County was 18 in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cape Girardeau County.
Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Cape Girardeau County is 41 (lower middle), #1,486 of 2,200 scored counties and #33 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $555K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,803 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.7% | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $787 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 18−21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents 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 Cape Girardeau 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 |
| 33Cape Girardeau County, MO | 41 | 46 | 14.2 | $555K | +2.7% | #1,486 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
Cape Girardeau County has 46 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on pets?
About $25.5M a year, or $787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $555K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cape Girardeau County has 14.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $555K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 29, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,486 of 2,200 scored counties.
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