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Pet stores in Boone County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Boone County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #318 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 23 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.7M
On pets · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,746
+4.2% 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

Household spending on pets in Boone County comes to about $64.7M a year: $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per store, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 15 pet stores on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Boone County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 12,760 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Boone County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #318 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 23 scored counties in Missouri.

How Boone 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 stores 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 stores in Boone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.02.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishment12,76013,48513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$845$825$909
Median household income$72,758$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 and pet supplies stores in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,746+4.2% since 2020
Households
76,562
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
274
Median household income
$72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,630
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
106,667
Daytime population
209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pet stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, MO75141.6$5.5M+2.7%#101 of 974
2Cass County, MO7171.6$5.6M+7.1%#154 of 974
3Jackson County, MO61501.6$5M+2.1%#297 of 974
4St. Louis city, MO60141.0$7.7M−7.4%#306 of 974
5Clay County, MO60181.8$5.2M+4.3%#311 of 974
6Boone County, MO60152.0$4.3M+4.2%#318 of 974
7Platte County, MO52133.0$3.4M+6.7%#447 of 974
8Christian County, MO51102.8$3M+8.3%#472 of 974
9St. Louis County, MO50771.9$5.1M−1.2%#477 of 974
10St. Charles County, MO50483.0$3.5M+4.9%#486 of 974

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Boone County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet stores in Boone County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $64.7M 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 15 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Boone County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Boone County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,760 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 60 for pet stores (upper middle), #318 of 974 scored counties.

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