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Pet stores in Saline County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On pets · $708 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
23,265
−0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet stores in Saline County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Saline County spend about $5.7M a year on pets, or $708 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per store. 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 Saline County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, Saline County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Saline 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 Saline County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.02.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,48513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$708$825$909
Median household income$57,931$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
22 chain locations
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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,265−0.3% since 2020
Households
8,053
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
756 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,931+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,384
Median home value
$150,500
Jobs located here
9,081
Daytime population
21,701Residents 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 Saline 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
Saline County, MONot scored22.5$2.9M−0.3%

Other business types in Saline County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Saline County, MO?

Saline County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Saline County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.7M a year, or $708 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,053 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline 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, Saline County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Saline County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 23,265 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,053 households. Median household income in Saline County is $57,931, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Saline 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?

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