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Pet businesses in Morgan County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Morgan 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
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On pets · $698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,415
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Morgan County comes to about $3.4M a year: $698 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Morgan County has 3 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Morgan County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet businesses on map listings, Morgan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Morgan 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.
| Measure | Morgan County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,221 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $698 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $47,913 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,415+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,882
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $47,913+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,451
- Median home value
- $118,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,098
- Daytime population
- 12,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 78 | 59 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #109 of 2,200 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 77 | 10 | 13.7 | $760K | +7.7% | #130 of 2,200 |
| 3Anderson County, KY | 76 | 10 | 10.4 | $833K | +5.5% | #149 of 2,200 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 70 | 35 | 11.0 | $841K | +5.0% | #289 of 2,200 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 69 | 47 | 12.0 | $787K | +2.5% | #329 of 2,200 |
| 6Jefferson County, KY | 67 | 285 | 8.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #383 of 2,200 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 67 | 29 | 12.6 | $971K | +4.9% | #385 of 2,200 |
| 8Daviess County, KY | 67 | 39 | 9.4 | $885K | +1.5% | #389 of 2,200 |
| 9Hopkins County, KY | 66 | 13 | 7.1 | $1M | −0.5% | #422 of 2,200 |
| 10Warren County, KY | 65 | 62 | 11.1 | $740K | +10.6% | #486 of 2,200 |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $1.1M | +5.0% |
Other business types in Morgan County
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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Morgan County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet businesses in Morgan County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morgan County, KY spend on pets?
About $3.4M a year, or $698 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,882 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Morgan County has 6.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Morgan County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Morgan County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 14,415 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,882 households. Median household income in Morgan County is $47,913, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Morgan 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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