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Pet businesses in Nicholas County, KY
How Nicholas 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
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2M
- On pets · $703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $488K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,949
- +5.4% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Nicholas County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Nicholas County. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Nicholas County comes to about $2M a year: $703 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $488K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Nicholas County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Nicholas County grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Nicholas 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 | Nicholas County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $488K | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $703 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,531 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 38 |
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
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,949+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 2,776
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $59,531
- Average household income
- $64,385
- Median home value
- $123,000
- Jobs located here
- 779
- Daytime population
- 5,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Nicholas County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 14.4 | $488K | +5.4% |
Other business types in Nicholas County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Nicholas County, KY?
Nicholas County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Nicholas County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nicholas County, KY spend on pets?
About $2M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $488K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,776 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Nicholas County has 14.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $488K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Nicholas County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Nicholas County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 7,949 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,776 households. The median household income in Nicholas County is $59,531 a year, 26% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nicholas County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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