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Pet businesses in Knott County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Knott County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On pets · $654 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,321
−5.9% 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

At $654 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Knott County spend about $3.6M a year on pets. That works out to $1.2M per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 3 pet businesses on map listings in Knott County as of September 2026. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Knott County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Knott County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet businesses on map listings, Knott County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Knott 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 Knott County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureKnott CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.411.510.4
Spending per listing$1.2M$719K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$654$824$909
Median household income$41,761$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Knott 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 Knott County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,321−5.9% since 2020
Households
5,521
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
352 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$41,761+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,787
Median home value
$77,000
Jobs located here
2,129
Daytime population
11,618Residents 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 Knott 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
Knott County, KYNot scored35.4$1.2M−5.9%

Other business types in Knott County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Knott County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet businesses in Knott County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Knott County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $654 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,521 households in Knott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Knott County has 5.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Knott County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Knott County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Knott County at 13,321 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,521 households. Median household income in Knott County is $41,761, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Knott County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Knott County

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