Pets · Small-town market · Missouri
Veterinarians in the Poplar Bluff, MO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Poplar Bluff, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On pets · $661 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,904
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in the Poplar Bluff area. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $661 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Poplar Bluff area spend about $11M a year on pets. That works out to $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Poplar Bluff area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Poplar Bluff area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 veterinarians on map listings, the Poplar Bluff area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Poplar Bluff area 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 | Poplar Bluff area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,604 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $661 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 32 |
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
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 the Poplar Bluff area, 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 the Poplar Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,904−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,594
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $49,089
- Average household income
- $67,066
- Median home value
- $145,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,059
- Daytime population
- 43,334Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Poplar Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 76 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #27 of 398 |
| 2Branson, MO | 59 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.3M | +1.7% | #131 of 398 |
| 3Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 58 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +0.8% | #137 of 398 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 49 | 13 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −2.0% | #212 of 398 |
| 4Farmington, MO | 43 | 12 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #250 of 398 |
| 5Sikeston, MO | 43 | 10 | 5.0 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #251 of 398 |
| 6Rolla, MO | 42 | 8 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #253 of 398 |
| 7Hannibal, MO | 28 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #337 of 398 |
| 8Lebanon, MO | 25 | 11 | 7.6 | $890K | +2.5% | #362 of 398 |
| 9West Plains, MO | 17 | 13 | 8.1 | $810K | +2.5% | #387 of 398 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $2.7M | −0.4% |
Other business types in the Poplar Bluff area
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 businesses38
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding19
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Poplar Bluff, MO area?
There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in the Poplar Bluff area as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in the Poplar Bluff area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Poplar Bluff, MO area spend on pets?
About $11M a year, or $661 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,594 households in the Poplar Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Poplar Bluff, MO area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Poplar Bluff area has 2.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is the Poplar Bluff, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Poplar Bluff area at 41,904 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,594 households. The median household income in the Poplar Bluff area is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Poplar Bluff area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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