Pets · County · Missouri
Pet stores in St. Louis city, MO
How St. Louis city, 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #306 of 974 scored counties
#4 of 23 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $107.7M
- On pets · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Louis city spend about $107.7M a year on pets, or $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 pet stores, that is $7.7M per store, 70% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 14 pet stores on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in St. Louis city classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 18,111 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, St. Louis city has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #306 of 974 scored counties and #4 of 23 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,111 | 13,485 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $743 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 businesses60
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in St. Louis city, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet stores in St. Louis city. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on pets?
About $107.7M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
St. Louis city has 1.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $7.7M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 24, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,111 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 60 for pet stores (upper middle), #306 of 974 scored counties.
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