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Pet businesses in Ste. Genevieve County, MO

How Ste. Genevieve 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #618 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 76 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On pets · $808 a household
Spending per listing
$824K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,689
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $808 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Ste. Genevieve County spend about $5.8M a year on pets. That works out to $824K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Ste. Genevieve County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Ste. Genevieve County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,379 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Ste. Genevieve County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Ste. Genevieve County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #618 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 76 scored counties in Missouri.

How Ste. Genevieve 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.

Pet businesses in Ste. Genevieve County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSte. Genevieve CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.811.310.4
Spending per listing$824K$728K$878K
Households per official establishment2,3791,8331,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$808$825$909
Median household income$66,339$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6136

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$855K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,689+1.1% since 2020
Households
7,137
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$66,339+10.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,259
Median home value
$222,200
Jobs located here
6,268
Daytime population
16,178Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Ste. Genevieve County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO732410.5$832K+11.4%#203 of 2,200
2Warren County, MO731611.6$758K+9.2%#207 of 2,200
3Jackson County, MO692468.0$1M+2.1%#312 of 2,200
4Osage County, MO6859.5$878K+2.7%#355 of 2,200
5Platte County, MO675111.6$858K+6.7%#392 of 2,200
6Clay County, MO6410910.7$861K+4.3%#508 of 2,200
7St. Charles County, MO6420112.5$830K+4.9%#511 of 2,200
8Stone County, MO64139.6$773K+4.1%#520 of 2,200
9St. Louis County, MO623688.9$1.1M−1.2%#570 of 2,200
10Ste. Genevieve County, MO6179.8$824K+1.1%#618 of 2,200

Other business types in Ste. Genevieve County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Ste. Genevieve County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet businesses in Ste. Genevieve County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ste. Genevieve County, MO spend on pets?

About $5.8M a year, or $808 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $824K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,137 households in Ste. Genevieve County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ste. Genevieve County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Ste. Genevieve County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $824K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,379 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Ste. Genevieve County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Ste. Genevieve County at 18,689 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,137 households. Median household income in Ste. Genevieve County is $66,339, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.3%, 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. Ste. Genevieve County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #618 of 2,200 scored counties.

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