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Pet businesses in Fleming County, KY

How Fleming County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,823 of 2,200 scored counties
#66 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On pets · $691 a household
Spending per listing
$506K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,787
+4.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Fleming County is 32 (lower middle), #1,823 of 2,200 scored counties and #66 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Fleming County spend about $4M a year on pets, or $691 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $506K of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 8 pet businesses on map listings in Fleming County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fleming County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Fleming County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fleming 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.

Pet businesses in Fleming County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFleming CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.711.510.4
Spending per listing$506K$719K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$691$824$909
Median household income$49,307$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3238

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Fleming 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 Fleming County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,787+4.6% since 2020
Households
5,859
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
349 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$49,307+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,998
Median home value
$134,700
Jobs located here
3,223
Daytime population
12,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY78598.8$1.1M+3.9%#109 of 2,200
2Spencer County, KY771013.7$760K+7.7%#130 of 2,200
3Anderson County, KY761010.4$833K+5.5%#149 of 2,200
4Bullitt County, KY703511.0$841K+5.0%#289 of 2,200
5Campbell County, KY694712.0$787K+2.5%#329 of 2,200
6Jefferson County, KY672858.6$1M+1.6%#383 of 2,200
7Oldham County, KY672912.6$971K+4.9%#385 of 2,200
8Daviess County, KY67399.4$885K+1.5%#389 of 2,200
9Hopkins County, KY66137.1$1M−0.5%#422 of 2,200
10Warren County, KY656211.1$740K+10.6%#486 of 2,200
66Fleming County, KY32813.7$506K+4.6%#1,823 of 2,200

Other business types in Fleming County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Fleming County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet businesses in Fleming County. One of them (13%) 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 Fleming County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fleming County, KY spend on pets?

About $4M a year, or $691 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $506K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,859 households in Fleming County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fleming County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Fleming County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $506K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fleming County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Fleming County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Fleming County at 15,787 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,859 households. Median household income in Fleming County is $49,307, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.5%, 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. Fleming County scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,823 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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