Pets · Small-town market · Missouri
Pet businesses in the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area
The pet businesses in the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #444 of 527 scored small-town markets
#11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On pets · $737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $565K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,442
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Fort Leonard Wood area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #444 of 527 scored small-town markets and #11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $737 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Fort Leonard Wood area spend about $12.4M a year on pets. That works out to $565K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 22 pet businesses on map listings in the Fort Leonard Wood area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Fort Leonard Wood area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Fort Leonard Wood area. Population estimates put the population change in the Fort Leonard Wood area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fort Leonard Wood area 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 | Fort Leonard Wood area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,296 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $737 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,466 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Fort Leonard Wood area, 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 the Fort Leonard Wood area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,442+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,851
- Median age
- 30.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,072
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,976
- Daytime population
- 49,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Leonard Wood area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 56 | 26 | 12.3 | $620K | +4.9% | #200 of 527 |
| 2Hannibal, MO | 52 | 15 | 9.8 | $746K | +0.4% | #248 of 527 |
| 3Sedalia, MO | 52 | 19 | 11.2 | $641K | +2.9% | #252 of 527 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 51 | 36 | 11.6 | $661K | −2.0% | #271 of 527 |
| 4Branson, MO | 49 | 22 | 9.7 | $747K | +1.7% | #287 of 527 |
| 5Sikeston, MO | 44 | 25 | 12.6 | $572K | −0.3% | #344 of 527 |
| 6Kirksville, MO | 42 | 17 | 16.3 | $445K | +1.9% | #372 of 527 |
| 7Kennett, MO | 41 | 9 | 8.0 | $814K | −4.8% | #373 of 527 |
| 8Poplar Bluff, MO | 38 | 22 | 13.3 | $499K | −0.4% | #404 of 527 |
| 9Rolla, MO | 37 | 24 | 13.8 | $529K | +1.6% | #414 of 527 |
| 11Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 32 | 22 | 13.1 | $565K | +0.8% | #444 of 527 |
Other business types in the Fort Leonard Wood area
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 businesses32
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in the Fort Leonard Wood area. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area spend on pets?
About $12.4M a year, or $737 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $565K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,851 households in the Fort Leonard Wood area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Fort Leonard Wood area has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $565K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Fort Leonard Wood area would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Leonard Wood, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Leonard Wood area at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. Median household income in the Fort Leonard Wood area is $64,466, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Fort Leonard Wood area scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #444 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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