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Pet businesses in Stoddard County, MO
How Stoddard 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,139 of 2,200 scored counties
#73 of 76 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On pets · $697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,284
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Stoddard County is 18 (low), #2,139 of 2,200 scored counties and #73 of 76 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Stoddard County spend about $8.1M a year on pets, or $697 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $425K of household spending for each business on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Stoddard County has 19 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Stoddard County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stoddard County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Stoddard 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 | Stoddard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $728K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,655 | 1,833 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $697 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,957 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,284−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,585
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,528
- Median home value
- $143,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,266
- Daytime population
- 26,787Residents 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 |
| 73Stoddard County, MO | 18 | 19 | 16.4 | $425K | −1.3% | #2,139 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Stoddard 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 businesses18
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding15
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Stoddard County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Stoddard County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stoddard County, MO spend on pets?
About $8.1M a year, or $697 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $425K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Stoddard County has 16.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $425K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 9, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 18 for pet businesses (low), #2,139 of 2,200 scored counties.
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