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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lafayette County, MO

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lafayette County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On pets · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,531
+1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lafayette County. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Lafayette County spend about $10.6M a year on pets, or $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lafayette County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,144 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Lafayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lafayette 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 grooming and boarding 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 grooming and boarding in Lafayette County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.63.6
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,1445,1615,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$845$825$909
Median household income$80,612$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$175K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 (except veterinary) in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,531+1.4% since 2020
Households
12,576
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,896
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
8,542
Daytime population
27,087Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lafayette County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO73122.7$3.6M+6.7%#150 of 1,461
2Cass County, MO73122.8$3.3M+7.1%#154 of 1,461
3Christian County, MO7182.3$3.8M+8.3%#197 of 1,461
4Boone County, MO71233.0$2.8M+4.2%#209 of 1,461
5Clay County, MO70333.2$2.8M+4.3%#235 of 1,461
6Lincoln County, MO6873.1$2.9M+11.4%#275 of 1,461
7St. Louis County, MO661202.9$3.2M−1.2%#316 of 1,461
8Jackson County, MO65933.0$2.7M+2.1%#351 of 1,461
9St. Charles County, MO64664.1$2.5M+4.9%#378 of 1,461
10St. Louis city, MO58271.9$4M−7.4%#522 of 1,461
Lafayette County, MONot scored43.2$2.7M+1.4%

Other business types in Lafayette County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lafayette County, MO?

Lafayette County has 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on pets?

About $10.6M a year, or $845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Lafayette County has 3.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,144 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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