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Pet businesses in Osage County, MO
The pet businesses in Osage County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #355 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On pets · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $878K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,611
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Osage County comes to about $4.4M a year: $830 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $878K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Osage County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osage County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $329K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osage County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Osage County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Osage County is 68 (upper middle), #355 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Osage 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 | Osage County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $878K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $830 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,681 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $329K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osage 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 Osage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,611+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,287
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $76,681+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,237
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,156
- Daytime population
- 11,311Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Osage 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 businesses68
- 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 Osage County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Osage County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Osage County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Osage County, MO spend on pets?
About $4.4M a year, or $830 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $878K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,287 households in Osage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Osage County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Osage County has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $878K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Osage County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Osage County at 13,611 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,287 households. Median household income in Osage County is $76,681, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Osage County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #355 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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