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Pet businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,162 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On pets · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $622K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,951
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 pet businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Kenai Peninsula Borough spend about $24.2M a year on pets, or $995 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 pet businesses, that is $622K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kenai Peninsula Borough was 23 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Kenai Peninsula Borough grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 49 (lower middle), #1,162 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.
How Kenai Peninsula Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $622K | $986K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,060 | 1,601 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +19.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $995 | $1,082 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,538 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 23+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,951+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,371
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 16,017 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,973
- Median home value
- $323,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau City and Borough, AK | 75 | 14 | 10.6 | $1.1M | −1.8% | #160 of 2,200 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 66 | 104 | 9.6 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #418 of 2,200 |
| 3Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 65 | 5 | 8.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #455 of 2,200 |
| 4Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 57 | 63 | 15.8 | $679K | +10.4% | #788 of 2,200 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 54 | 46 | 12.7 | $833K | −1.4% | #900 of 2,200 |
| 6Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 49 | 39 | 16.0 | $622K | +5.1% | #1,162 of 2,200 |
| 7Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 46 | 7 | 15.1 | $664K | −5.0% | #1,282 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kenai Peninsula Borough
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 businesses49
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
There are 39 pet businesses on map listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on pets?
About $24.2M a year, or $995 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $622K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 16.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $622K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kenai Peninsula Borough would have about 28, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,162 of 2,200 scored counties.
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