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Pet businesses in Kauai County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Kauai County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #23 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On pets · $1,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Kauai County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #23 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Kauai County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 43% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,100 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Kauai County spend about $26M a year on pets. That works out to $1.9M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kauai County in 2023. That is one for every 5,908 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kauai County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kauai County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kauai County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 7.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.6M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,908 | 2,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,100 | $1,140 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $511K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Kauai 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 Kauai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kauai County, HI | 85 | 14 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #23 of 2,200 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 82 | 61 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +4.6% | #46 of 2,200 |
| 3Honolulu County, HI | 76 | 230 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #132 of 2,200 |
| 4Maui County, HI | 72 | 45 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #210 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kauai 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 businesses85
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kauai County, HI?
Kauai County has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on pets?
About $26M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kauai County has 5.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kauai County would have about 30, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,908 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai County scores 85 for pet businesses (high), #23 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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