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Veterinarians in Pettis County, MO

How Pettis County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On pets · $717 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,254
+2.9% 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

Households in Pettis County spend about $12.2M a year on pets, or $717 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per clinic, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Pettis County has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pettis County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,249 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Pettis County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Pettis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pettis 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.

Veterinarians in Pettis County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePettis CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.83.3
Spending per listing$3M$2.2M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,2493,6043,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$717$825$909
Median household income$60,430$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Pettis 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 Pettis County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,254+2.9% since 2020
Households
16,996
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,820
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
20,518
Daytime population
44,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Pettis County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, MO72742.4$3.4M+2.1%#232 of 1,485
2Platte County, MO72173.9$2.6M+6.7%#244 of 1,485
3Jefferson County, MO71262.9$3M+2.7%#261 of 1,485
4Lincoln County, MO7093.9$2.2M+11.4%#292 of 1,485
5St. Charles County, MO68714.4$2.3M+4.9%#328 of 1,485
6Johnson County, MO6462.8$2.7M+4.9%#403 of 1,485
7St. Louis city, MO63231.6$4.7M−7.4%#418 of 1,485
8Webster County, MO6353.6$2.2M+10.4%#441 of 1,485
9St. Louis County, MO611433.5$2.7M−1.2%#470 of 1,485
10Camden County, MO6073.9$2.1M+2.9%#503 of 1,485
Pettis County, MONot scored42.4$3M+2.9%

Other business types in Pettis County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Pettis County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Pettis County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $12.2M a year, or $717 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,996 households in Pettis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pettis County, MO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Pettis County has 2.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Pettis County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,249 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Pettis County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pettis County at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in Pettis County is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Pettis County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Pettis County

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