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Pet stores in Greene County, MO
How Greene 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #741 of 974 scored counties
#13 of 23 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 37
- 14 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $98.5M
- On pets · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 309,286
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Greene County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #741 of 974 scored counties and #13 of 23 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Greene County spend about $98.5M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 41% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 37 pet stores on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Greene County in 2023. That is one for every 10,073 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $237K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Greene County. Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greene 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 | Greene County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,073 | 13,485 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $752 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,479 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $237K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 309,286+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,951
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $61,479+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,469
- Median home value
- $221,300
- Jobs located here
- 183,863
- Daytime population
- 359,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Greene County, MO | 33 | 37 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +3.3% | #741 of 974 |
Other business types in Greene 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
- Pet businesses38
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Greene County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 pet stores in Greene County. 14 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Greene County, MO spend on pets?
About $98.5M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 130,951 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, MO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Greene County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 22, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,073 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 309,286 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,951 households. The median household income in Greene County is $61,479 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Greene County scores 33 for pet stores (lower middle), #741 of 974 scored counties.
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