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Pet businesses in Pulaski County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Pulaski County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,956 of 2,200 scored counties
#57 of 76 scored counties 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
For pet businesses, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,956 of 2,200 scored counties and #57 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pet businesses in Pulaski 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.
Households in Pulaski County spend about $12.4M a year on pets, or $737 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $565K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. 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 Pulaski County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | 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 | 27 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- 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 counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Pulaski 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 |
| 57Pulaski County, MO | 27 | 22 | 13.1 | $565K | +0.8% | #1,956 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding27
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Pulaski County, MO?
There are 22 pet businesses on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 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 list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, MO 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 Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pulaski County 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 national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pulaski County 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 Pulaski County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 27 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,956 of 2,200 scored counties.
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