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Pet businesses in Wyandotte County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Wyandotte County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,597
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Wyandotte County is 73 (upper middle), #186 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 36 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 pet businesses in Wyandotte County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Wyandotte County spend about $45.9M a year on pets, or $746 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 58% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wyandotte County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 7,695 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wyandotte County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wyandotte County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wyandotte 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 | Wyandotte County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 12.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $710K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,695 | 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 | $746 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,631 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,597+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,562
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 152 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,106
- Median household income
- $63,631+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,008
- Median home value
- $172,300
- Jobs located here
- 93,846
- Daytime population
- 185,639Residents 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 Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wyandotte County, KS?
Wyandotte County has 33 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wyandotte County, KS spend on pets?
About $45.9M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,562 households in Wyandotte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wyandotte County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wyandotte County has 5.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wyandotte County would have about 52, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,695 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Wyandotte County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Wyandotte County at 170,597 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,562 households. The median household income in Wyandotte County is $63,631 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Wyandotte County scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #186 of 2,200 scored counties.
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