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Pet businesses in Livingston County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On pets · $766 a household
Spending per listing
$460K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,863
−0.1% 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 $766 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $2.8M a year on pets. That works out to $460K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Livingston County has 6 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.711.510.4
Spending per listing$460K$719K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$766$824$909
Median household income$58,984$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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,863−0.1% since 2020
Households
3,603
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
313 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$58,984
Average household income
$75,697
Median home value
$125,600
Jobs located here
2,977
Daytime population
8,099Residents 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 Livingston 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
Livingston County, KYNot scored616.7$460K−0.1%

Other business types in Livingston County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Livingston County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Livingston County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.8M a year, or $766 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $460K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,603 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 16.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $460K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Livingston County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Livingston County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 8,863 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,603 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $58,984, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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