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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$892K
On pets · $685 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,404
−3.2% 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

There are no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026.

At $685 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $892K a year on pets. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Mercer 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 Mercer County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.63.6
Spending per listingn/a$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,1615,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$685$825$909
Median household income$62,679$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,404−3.2% since 2020
Households
1,302
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
454 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$62,679
Average household income
$70,588
Median home value
$104,900
Jobs located here
1,102
Daytime population
3,113Residents 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 Mercer 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
Mercer County, MONot scored00.0n/a−3.2%

Other business types in Mercer County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $892K a year, or $685 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,302 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer County has no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings.

How fast is Mercer County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 3,404 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,302 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $62,679 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Mercer County

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