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Pet businesses in Ford County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Ford County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #475 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On pets · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $857K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Ford County comes to about $9.4M a year: $799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $857K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ford County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,932 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Ford County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Ford County is 65 (upper middle), #475 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 36 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 12.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $857K | $710K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,932 | 1,498 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $799 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents 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 Ford 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 Ford 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Ford County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Ford County. None of them are chain locations. 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. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on pets?
About $9.4M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $857K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Ford County has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $857K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,932 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #475 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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