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Pet businesses in Owen County, KY

The pet businesses in Owen County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On pets · $763 a household
Spending per listing
$811K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,601
+2.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet businesses in Owen County. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $763 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Owen County spend about $3.2M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $811K per business, 8% 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 Owen County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Owen County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Owen County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Owen 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 Owen County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOwen CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.411.510.4
Spending per listing$811K$719K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9161,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$763$824$909
Median household income$61,134$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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Owen 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 Owen County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,601+2.6% since 2020
Households
4,252
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$61,134+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,128
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
1,456
Daytime population
7,956Residents 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 Owen 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
Owen County, KYNot scored49.4$811K+2.6%

Other business types in Owen County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Owen County, KY?

There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Owen County 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 Owen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $763 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $811K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,252 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Owen County has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $811K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Owen County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Owen County at 11,601 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,252 households. The median household income in Owen County is $61,134 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Owen County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Owen 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.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Owen County

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