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Pet businesses in Woodford County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Woodford County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,835 of 2,200 scored counties
#67 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On pets · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $334K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,883
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Woodford County is 32 (lower middle), #1,835 of 2,200 scored counties and #67 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 pet businesses in Woodford County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 28.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Woodford County comes to about $10.3M a year: $957 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $334K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Woodford County was 19 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 569 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $370K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Woodford County. Population estimates put the population change in Woodford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Woodford 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 | Woodford County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $334K | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 569 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $957 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,788 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $370K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Woodford 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 Woodford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,883+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,814
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 190 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $83,788+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $299,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,169
- Daytime population
- 24,761Residents 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 |
| 67Woodford County, KY | 32 | 31 | 28.7 | $334K | +3.7% | #1,835 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Woodford 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Woodford County, KY?
There are 31 pet businesses on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Woodford County, KY spend on pets?
About $10.3M a year, or $957 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $334K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,814 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodford County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Woodford County has 28.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $334K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Woodford County would have about 12, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 569 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Woodford County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Woodford County at 27,883 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,814 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $83,788 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Woodford County scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,835 of 2,200 scored counties.
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