Pets · Small-town market · Missouri
Pet businesses in the Mexico, MO area
How the Mexico, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #472 of 527 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On pets · $708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $544K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,528
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, the Mexico area has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #472 of 527 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in the Mexico area. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Mexico area spend about $6.5M a year on pets, or $708 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $544K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Mexico area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Mexico area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mexico area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Mexico 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 | Mexico area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $544K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,844 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $708 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,448 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Mexico 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 Mexico area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,528−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,219
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,893
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,235
- Daytime population
- 22,988Residents 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 Mexico 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 |
| 14Mexico, MO | 28 | 12 | 13.0 | $544K | −1.0% | #472 of 527 |
Other business types in the Mexico 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Mexico, MO area?
The Mexico area has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Mexico, MO area spend on pets?
About $6.5M a year, or $708 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $544K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in the Mexico area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mexico, MO area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Mexico area has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $544K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Mexico area would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Mexico, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Mexico area at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. The median household income in the Mexico area is $59,448 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. 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 Mexico area scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #472 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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