Pets · County · Missouri
Pet businesses in Scott County, MO
How Scott 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,296 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On pets · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $745 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $11.4M a year on pets. That is about $543K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 5,109 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scott County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,296 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,109 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $745 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $208K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents 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 |
| 24Scott County, MO | 46 | 21 | 13.7 | $543K | −0.1% | #1,296 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Scott 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Scott County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet businesses in Scott County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on pets?
About $11.4M a year, or $745 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $543K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Scott County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $543K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Scott County would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,109 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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