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Pet businesses in the Owensboro, KY metro area
The pet businesses in the Owensboro, KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #100 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 43
- 13 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.6M
- On pets · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $874K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,962
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 pet businesses in the Owensboro metro area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 30%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Owensboro metro area spend about $37.6M a year on pets, or $830 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $874K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Owensboro metro area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 2,830 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $567K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Owensboro metro area.
Population estimates show the Owensboro metro area grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Owensboro metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #100 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky.
How the Owensboro metro area 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 | Owensboro metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $874K | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,830 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $830 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,002 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $567K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Owensboro metro area, 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 the Owensboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,962+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,280
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $68,002
- Average household income
- $89,111
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,709
- Daytime population
- 113,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Owensboro metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 124 | 9.9 | $834K | +8.5% | #92 of 387 |
| 1Owensboro, KY | 62 | 43 | 9.5 | $874K | +1.3% | #100 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 59 | 547 | 9.8 | $905K | +2.9% | #122 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 59 | 992 | 10.9 | $834K | +2.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 53 | 82 | 11.2 | $716K | +9.5% | #177 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 47 | 143 | 9.4 | $832K | −2.6% | #217 of 387 |
| 4Elizabethtown, KY | 42 | 69 | 13.6 | $618K | +2.4% | #262 of 387 |
| 5Lexington-Fayette, KY | 32 | 319 | 14.7 | $610K | +3.4% | #327 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 21 | 64 | 15.3 | $531K | −1.2% | #370 of 387 |
Other business types in the Owensboro metro area
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 businesses62
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Owensboro, KY metro area?
The Owensboro metro area has 43 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Owensboro, KY metro area spend on pets?
About $37.6M a year, or $830 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $874K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,280 households in the Owensboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Owensboro, KY metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Owensboro metro area has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $874K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,830 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Owensboro, KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Owensboro metro area at 113,962 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,280 households. The median household income in the Owensboro metro area is $68,002 a year, 16% 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 Owensboro metro area scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #100 of 387 scored metro areas.
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