Pets · Small-town market · Kentucky
Pet businesses in the Glasgow, KY area
How the Glasgow, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #421 of 527 scored small-town markets
#13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On pets · $720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $549K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,224
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Glasgow area is 36 (lower middle), #421 of 527 scored small-town markets and #13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet businesses in the Glasgow area. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $720 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Glasgow area spend about $15.9M a year on pets. Spread across 29 pet businesses, that is $549K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Glasgow area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $72K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Glasgow area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Glasgow area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Glasgow area 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 | Glasgow area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $549K | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,580 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $720 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,729 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $72K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Glasgow area, 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 the Glasgow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,224+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,117
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $50,729+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,979
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,233
- Daytime population
- 50,485Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Glasgow area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madisonville, KY | 70 | 13 | 7.1 | $1M | −0.5% | #55 of 527 |
| 2Henderson, KY | 67 | 21 | 9.0 | $855K | −0.9% | #80 of 527 |
| 3Frankfort, KY | 66 | 41 | 12.7 | $662K | +3.1% | #88 of 527 |
| 4Franklin, KY | 61 | 10 | 12.5 | $620K | +5.9% | #140 of 527 |
| 5Mount Sterling, KY | 59 | 22 | 12.1 | $610K | +3.1% | #156 of 527 |
| 6Campbellsville, KY | 57 | 14 | 9.5 | $774K | +3.4% | #172 of 527 |
| 7Mayfield, KY | 53 | 19 | 13.4 | $547K | +1.4% | #242 of 527 |
| 8Richmond-Berea, KY | 50 | 68 | 13.7 | $572K | +7.0% | #281 of 527 |
| 9Pikeville, KY | 49 | 33 | 8.5 | $792K | −5.4% | #286 of 527 |
| 10Corbin, KY | 49 | 62 | 11.0 | $622K | +0.1% | #292 of 527 |
| 13Glasgow, KY | 36 | 29 | 13.1 | $549K | +2.6% | #421 of 527 |
Other business types in the Glasgow area
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 businesses36
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Glasgow, KY area?
There are 29 pet businesses on map listings in the Glasgow area as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Glasgow, KY area spend on pets?
About $15.9M a year, or $720 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $549K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,117 households in the Glasgow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glasgow, KY area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Glasgow area has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $549K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Glasgow area would have about 18, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Glasgow, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Glasgow area at 56,224 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,117 households. The median household income in the Glasgow area is $50,729 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Glasgow area scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #421 of 527 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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