Pet care (except veterinary) in Missouri 506 establishments · 4,265 employees · 2024
Firms (MO)
506
Employment
4,265
Avg Annual Pay
$28,546
State Rank
#20 of 52
How Missouri compares to national
Metric
Missouri
National
Missouri vs. U.S.
Establishments
506
27,189
1.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$28,546
$30,672
-$2,126 (-6.9%)
Location quotient
0.93
1.00
7% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.4
7.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.2%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.93 means pet care (except veterinary) are 7% under-represented in Missouri's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812910. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json