Pets · County · Missouri
Veterinarians in St. Louis County, MO
How St. Louis 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #470 of 1,485 scored counties
#9 of 47 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 143
- 38 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $389.2M
- On pets · $940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 veterinarians in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in St. Louis County comes to about $389.2M a year: $940 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in St. Louis County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,979 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in St. Louis County.
Population estimates show St. Louis County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #470 of 1,485 scored counties and #9 of 47 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,979 | 3,604 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $940 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 104+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,077
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $165.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in St. Louis County, MO?
There are 143 veterinarians on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 38 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on pets?
About $389.2M a year, or $940 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
St. Louis County has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,979 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. St. Louis County scores 61 for veterinarians (upper middle), #470 of 1,485 scored counties.
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