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Pet businesses in Ellis County, KS
The pet businesses in Ellis County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #774 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On pets · $758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $758 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $9.3M a year on pets. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $774K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Ellis County has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ellis County in 2023. That is one for every 3,063 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $101K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ellis County.
Population estimates show Ellis County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Ellis County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #774 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.
How Ellis 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 | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 12.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $710K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,063 | 1,498 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $758 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $101K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents 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 Ellis 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 |
Other business types in Ellis 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Ellis County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Ellis County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. 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. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on pets?
About $9.3M a year, or $758 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $774K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Ellis County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $774K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Ellis County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,063 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #774 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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