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Pet stores in DeKalb County, MO
The pet stores in DeKalb 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.9M
- On pets · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 9,795
- −15.6% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in DeKalb County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in DeKalb County. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $2.9M a year on pets, or $775 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings. 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 DeKalb County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show DeKalb County declined 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, DeKalb County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,485 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −15.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $775 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,826 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 35 |
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
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,795−15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,732
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $69,826+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,578
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,800
- Daytime population
- 9,220Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in DeKalb 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 stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 14 | 1.6 | $5.5M | +2.7% | #101 of 974 |
| 2Cass County, MO | 71 | 7 | 1.6 | $5.6M | +7.1% | #154 of 974 |
| 3Jackson County, MO | 61 | 50 | 1.6 | $5M | +2.1% | #297 of 974 |
| 4St. Louis city, MO | 60 | 14 | 1.0 | $7.7M | −7.4% | #306 of 974 |
| 5Clay County, MO | 60 | 18 | 1.8 | $5.2M | +4.3% | #311 of 974 |
| 6Boone County, MO | 60 | 15 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #318 of 974 |
| 7Platte County, MO | 52 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +6.7% | #447 of 974 |
| 8Christian County, MO | 51 | 10 | 2.8 | $3M | +8.3% | #472 of 974 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 50 | 77 | 1.9 | $5.1M | −1.2% | #477 of 974 |
| 10St. Charles County, MO | 50 | 48 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +4.9% | #486 of 974 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 5.4 | $1.4M | −15.6% |
Other business types in DeKalb 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in DeKalb County, MO?
There are 2 pet stores on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeKalb County, MO spend on pets?
About $2.9M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,732 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
DeKalb County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, MO growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 9,795 people in 2025, down 15.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,732 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $69,826, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. DeKalb County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in DeKalb County. It maps the pet stores 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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