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Pet businesses in Leslie County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Leslie 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On pets · $633 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,627
−8.0% 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 $633 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Leslie County spend about $2.7M a year on pets. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Leslie County has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Leslie County declined 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet business on map listings, Leslie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Leslie 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 Leslie County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLeslie CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.411.510.4
Spending per listing$2.7M$719K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$633$824$909
Median household income$35,934$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Leslie 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 Leslie County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,627−8.0% since 2020
Households
4,231
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$35,934+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,921
Median home value
$69,000
Jobs located here
1,492
Daytime population
8,917Residents 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 Leslie 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
Leslie County, KYNot scored12.4$2.7M−8.0%

Other business types in Leslie County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Leslie County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet business in Leslie County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Leslie County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.7M a year, or $633 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,231 households in Leslie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leslie County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Leslie County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Leslie County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Leslie County at 9,627 people in 2025, down 8.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,231 households. Median household income in Leslie County is $35,934, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.6%, 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. Leslie County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Leslie County

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