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Pet businesses in Lafayette County, MO
The pet businesses in Lafayette County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,041 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On pets · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $759K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,531
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet businesses in Lafayette County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Lafayette County spend about $10.6M a year on pets, or $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $759K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lafayette County in 2023. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lafayette County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,041 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $759K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $845 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,612 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,531+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,896
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,542
- Daytime population
- 27,087Residents 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 Lafayette 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 |
| 17Lafayette County, MO | 51 | 14 | 11.1 | $759K | +1.4% | #1,041 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lafayette County, MO?
There are 14 pet businesses on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on pets?
About $10.6M 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 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $759K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lafayette County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $759K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,041 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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