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Pet stores in Camden County, MO

How Camden County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #858 of 974 scored counties
#18 of 23 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On pets · $804 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,047
+2.9% 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

For pet stores, Camden County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #858 of 974 scored counties and #18 of 23 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet stores in Camden County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $804 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Camden County spend about $14.4M a year on pets. Spread across 9 pet stores, that is $1.6M per store, 65% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Camden County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Camden County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Camden 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 Camden County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.02.02.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$4.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,48513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$804$825$909
Median household income$66,387$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2535

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
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,047+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,925
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$66,387+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,825
Median home value
$305,400
Jobs located here
16,585
Daytime population
44,162Residents 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 Camden 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
18Camden County, MO2595.0$1.6M+2.9%#858 of 974

Other business types in Camden County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Camden County, MO?

Camden County has 9 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Camden County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14.4M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,925 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Camden County has 5.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.6M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Camden County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Camden County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 44,047 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,925 households. Median household income in Camden County is $66,387, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Camden County scores 25 for pet stores (lower middle), #858 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Camden County

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