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Pet businesses in Seward County, KS

The pet businesses in Seward County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,228 of 2,200 scored counties
#12 of 36 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On pets · $752 a household
Spending per listing
$910K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Seward County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Seward County spend about $5.5M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $910K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Seward County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Seward County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Seward County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,228 of 2,200 scored counties and #12 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.

How Seward 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 Seward County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.312.010.4
Spending per listing$910K$710K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4981,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$752$851$909
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4728

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Seward 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
12Seward County, KS4768.3$910K−3.6%#1,228 of 2,200

Other business types in Seward County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Seward County, KS?

There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Seward County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.5M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $910K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seward County has 8.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $910K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Seward County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,228 of 2,200 scored counties.

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 Seward County

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