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Pet businesses in Boone County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Boone County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #624 of 2,200 scored counties
#12 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 73
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.6M
- On pets · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $734K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,316
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 pet businesses in Boone County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Boone County comes to about $53.6M a year: $1,052 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $734K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone County.
Population estimates show Boone County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Boone County is 61 (upper middle), #624 of 2,200 scored counties and #12 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Boone County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Boone County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $734K | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,456 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,052 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,414 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 35+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 391
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,316+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,963
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 246 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,006
- Median home value
- $277,300
- Jobs located here
- 107,951
- Daytime population
- 176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 78 | 59 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #109 of 2,200 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 77 | 10 | 13.7 | $760K | +7.7% | #130 of 2,200 |
| 3Anderson County, KY | 76 | 10 | 10.4 | $833K | +5.5% | #149 of 2,200 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 70 | 35 | 11.0 | $841K | +5.0% | #289 of 2,200 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 69 | 47 | 12.0 | $787K | +2.5% | #329 of 2,200 |
| 6Jefferson County, KY | 67 | 285 | 8.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #383 of 2,200 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 67 | 29 | 12.6 | $971K | +4.9% | #385 of 2,200 |
| 8Daviess County, KY | 67 | 39 | 9.4 | $885K | +1.5% | #389 of 2,200 |
| 9Hopkins County, KY | 66 | 13 | 7.1 | $1M | −0.5% | #422 of 2,200 |
| 10Warren County, KY | 65 | 62 | 11.1 | $740K | +10.6% | #486 of 2,200 |
| 12Boone County, KY | 61 | 73 | 14.3 | $734K | +6.5% | #624 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Boone 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Boone County, KY?
There are 73 pet businesses on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, KY spend on pets?
About $53.6M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $734K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Boone County has 14.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $734K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Boone County would have about 61, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #624 of 2,200 scored counties.
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