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Veterinarians in Cape Girardeau County, MO
How Cape Girardeau County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,051 of 1,485 scored counties
#23 of 47 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On pets · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 veterinarians in Cape Girardeau County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $25.5M a year on pets, or $787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 veterinarians, that is $1.5M per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Cape Girardeau County in 2023. That is one for every 3,245 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cape Girardeau County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Cape Girardeau County is 37 (lower middle), #1,051 of 1,485 scored counties and #23 of 47 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau 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 veterinarians 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,245 | 3,604 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $787 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 veterinary services in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jackson County, MO | 72 | 74 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +2.1% | #232 of 1,485 |
| 2Platte County, MO | 72 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #244 of 1,485 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 71 | 26 | 2.9 | $3M | +2.7% | #261 of 1,485 |
| 4Lincoln County, MO | 70 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +11.4% | #292 of 1,485 |
| 5St. Charles County, MO | 68 | 71 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +4.9% | #328 of 1,485 |
| 6Johnson County, MO | 64 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #403 of 1,485 |
| 7St. Louis city, MO | 63 | 23 | 1.6 | $4.7M | −7.4% | #418 of 1,485 |
| 8Webster County, MO | 63 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +10.4% | #441 of 1,485 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 61 | 143 | 3.5 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #470 of 1,485 |
| 10Camden County, MO | 60 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +2.9% | #503 of 1,485 |
| 23Cape Girardeau County, MO | 37 | 17 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #1,051 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
There are 17 veterinarians on map listings in Cape Girardeau County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on pets?
About $25.5M a year, or $787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Cape Girardeau County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,245 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 37 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,051 of 1,485 scored counties.
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