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Pet businesses in Cherokee County, KS
The pet businesses in Cherokee County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,968 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $384K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,105
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Cherokee County is 27 (lower middle), #1,968 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 36 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Cherokee County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $682 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $5.4M a year on pets. Spread across 14 pet businesses, that is $384K per business, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cherokee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,629 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 12.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $384K | $710K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,629 | 1,498 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,668 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $508K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,105−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,887
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $57,668+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,822
- Median home value
- $100,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,895
- Daytime population
- 16,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyandotte County, KS | 73 | 33 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #186 of 2,200 |
| 2Jefferson County, KS | 72 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #212 of 2,200 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 66 | 17 | 12.4 | $748K | +5.9% | #448 of 2,200 |
| 4Ford County, KS | 65 | 11 | 9.3 | $857K | −0.6% | #475 of 2,200 |
| 5Sumner County, KS | 63 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #532 of 2,200 |
| 6Johnson County, KS | 63 | 313 | 12.5 | $865K | +4.2% | #544 of 2,200 |
| 7Finney County, KS | 63 | 13 | 9.8 | $837K | −2.1% | #550 of 2,200 |
| 8Leavenworth County, KS | 58 | 35 | 11.6 | $803K | +3.2% | #728 of 2,200 |
| 9Ellis County, KS | 57 | 12 | 9.8 | $774K | +0.4% | #774 of 2,200 |
| 10Douglas County, KS | 53 | 52 | 10.3 | $818K | +1.8% | #940 of 2,200 |
| 28Cherokee County, KS | 27 | 14 | 17.8 | $384K | −1.0% | #1,968 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians14
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cherokee County, KS?
Cherokee 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cherokee County, KS spend on pets?
About $5.4M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $384K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,887 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cherokee County has 17.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $384K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,629 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 19,105 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,887 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $57,668 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Cherokee County scores 27 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,968 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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