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Pet businesses in Rockcastle County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Rockcastle County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,176 of 2,200 scored counties
#81 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On pets · $686 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,148
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Rockcastle County is 14 (low), #2,176 of 2,200 scored counties and #81 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Rockcastle County comes to about $4.5M a year: $686 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pet businesses, that is $345K per business, 61% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Rockcastle County has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 91% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rockcastle County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Rockcastle County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rockcastle 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 | Rockcastle County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $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 | +0.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $686 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $48,862 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 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
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,148+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,534
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 317 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $48,862+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,485
- Median home value
- $123,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,085
- Daytime population
- 14,569Residents 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 |
| 81Rockcastle County, KY | 14 | 13 | 19.9 | $345K | +0.6% | #2,176 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Rockcastle 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 businesses14
- 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 Rockcastle County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pet businesses in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockcastle County, KY spend on pets?
About $4.5M a year, or $686 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $345K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,534 households in Rockcastle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockcastle County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Rockcastle County has 19.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $345K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Rockcastle County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Rockcastle County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Rockcastle County at 16,148 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,534 households. Median household income in Rockcastle County is $48,862, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Rockcastle County scores 14 for pet businesses (low), #2,176 of 2,200 scored counties.
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