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Pet businesses in Rooks County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Rooks County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.6M
On pets · $729 a household
Spending per listing
$389K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,646
−4.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Rooks County spend about $1.6M a year on pets, or $729 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $389K per business, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Rooks County as of September 2026. That comes to 18.7 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rooks County in 2023. That is one for every 712 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rooks County declined 4.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Rooks 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.

Pet businesses in Rooks County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureRooks CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.712.010.4
Spending per listing$389K$710K$878K
Households per official establishment7121,4981,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$729$851$909
Median household income$62,500$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$819K
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Rooks 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 Rooks County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,646−4.9% since 2020
Households
2,136
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
891 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$62,500
Average household income
$77,532
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
1,701
Daytime population
4,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Rooks County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wyandotte County, KS73335.4$1.4M+1.0%#186 of 2,200
2Jefferson County, KS7256.7$1.3M−0.2%#212 of 2,200
3Miami County, KS661712.4$748K+5.9%#448 of 2,200
4Ford County, KS65119.3$857K−0.6%#475 of 2,200
5Sumner County, KS6366.7$1.2M−0.1%#532 of 2,200
6Johnson County, KS6331312.5$865K+4.2%#544 of 2,200
7Finney County, KS63139.8$837K−2.1%#550 of 2,200
8Leavenworth County, KS583511.6$803K+3.2%#728 of 2,200
9Ellis County, KS57129.8$774K+0.4%#774 of 2,200
10Douglas County, KS535210.3$818K+1.8%#940 of 2,200
Rooks County, KSNot scored418.7$389K−4.9%

Other business types in Rooks County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Rooks County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Rooks County. 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rooks County, KS spend on pets?

About $1.6M a year, or $729 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $389K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,136 households in Rooks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rooks County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Rooks County has 18.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $389K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Rooks County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 712 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Rooks County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Rooks County at 4,646 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,136 households. Median household income in Rooks County is $62,500, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Rooks County

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