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Pet businesses in Jasper County, MO

How Jasper 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,645 of 2,200 scored counties
#37 of 76 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
65
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
29
+31.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.9M
On pets · $726 a household
Spending per listing
$553K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
127,428
+3.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 65 pet businesses in Jasper County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $726 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Jasper County spend about $35.9M a year on pets. That works out to $553K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jasper County in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,707 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $267K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jasper County.

Population estimates show Jasper County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Jasper County is 37 (lower middle), #1,645 of 2,200 scored counties and #37 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.

How Jasper 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.

Pet businesses in Jasper County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJasper CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.111.310.4
Spending per listing$553K$728K$878K
Households per official establishment1,7071,8331,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.8%+6.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$726$825$909
Median household income$60,694$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3736

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 29+31.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
212
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
53Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
656 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$267K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jasper 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 Jasper County

Population, 2025 estimate
127,428+3.7% since 2020
Households
49,489
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
195
Median household income
$60,694+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,727
Median home value
$166,900
Jobs located here
56,727
Daytime population
128,482Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Jasper County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO732410.5$832K+11.4%#203 of 2,200
2Warren County, MO731611.6$758K+9.2%#207 of 2,200
3Jackson County, MO692468.0$1M+2.1%#312 of 2,200
4Osage County, MO6859.5$878K+2.7%#355 of 2,200
5Platte County, MO675111.6$858K+6.7%#392 of 2,200
6Clay County, MO6410910.7$861K+4.3%#508 of 2,200
7St. Charles County, MO6420112.5$830K+4.9%#511 of 2,200
8Stone County, MO64139.6$773K+4.1%#520 of 2,200
9St. Louis County, MO623688.9$1.1M−1.2%#570 of 2,200
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO6179.8$824K+1.1%#618 of 2,200
37Jasper County, MO376513.1$553K+3.7%#1,645 of 2,200

Other business types in Jasper County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Jasper County, MO?

Jasper County has 65 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Jasper County, MO spend on pets?

About $35.9M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $553K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,489 households in Jasper County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jasper County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Jasper County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $553K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jasper County would have about 41, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,707 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Jasper County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jasper County at 127,428 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,489 households. The median household income in Jasper County is $60,694 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Jasper County scores 37 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,645 of 2,200 scored counties.

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