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Veterinarians in Polk County, MO
The veterinarians in Polk County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,363 of 1,485 scored counties
#38 of 47 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On pets · $742 a household
- Spending per listing
- $895K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Polk County is 22 (low), #1,363 of 1,485 scored counties and #38 of 47 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in Polk County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Polk County spend about $9M a year on pets, or $742 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 veterinarians, that is $895K per clinic, 67% 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 1,096 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Polk County. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $895K | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,096 | 3,604 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $742 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Polk County marked.
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 |
| 38Polk County, MO | 22 | 10 | 8.3 | $895K | +6.3% | #1,363 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Polk 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Polk County, MO?
There are 10 veterinarians on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on pets?
About $9M a year, or $742 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $895K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Polk County has 8.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $895K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Polk County would have about 3, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,096 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 22 for veterinarians (low), #1,363 of 1,485 scored counties.
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