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Veterinarians in Scott County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Scott County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,290 of 1,485 scored counties
#32 of 47 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On pets · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Scott County is 26 (lower middle), #1,290 of 1,485 scored counties and #32 of 47 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $745 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $11.4M a year on pets. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Scott County has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Scott County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $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 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $745 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 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
- 72 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 32Scott County, MO | 26 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −0.1% | #1,290 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Scott 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Scott County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 veterinarians in Scott County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on pets?
About $11.4M a year, or $745 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Scott County has 4.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Scott County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 26 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,290 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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