Pets · County · Missouri
Pet businesses in Washington County, MO
How Washington County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On pets · $693 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,810
- +1.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Washington County
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $6.2M a year on pets, or $693 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 76% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Washington County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | +1.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $693 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,043 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 40 chain locations
- 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,810+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,920
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $56,043+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,592
- Median home value
- $129,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,111
- Daytime population
- 19,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Washington County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Washington 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 |
| Washington County, MO | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $1.5M | +1.6% |
Other business types in Washington 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 businesses
- 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 Washington County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet businesses in Washington County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MO spend on pets?
About $6.2M a year, or $693 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,920 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Washington County has 4.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.5M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 23,810 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,920 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,043, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Washington County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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