Market rankings · Kentucky
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kentucky
Markets across Kentucky ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 702
- 44 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 279
- +39.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #29 of 51
- Market score 47 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 702 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kentucky. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $824 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Kentucky spend about $1.5B a year on pets. Spread across 702 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kentucky was 279 in 2023, up 39.5% from 2019. That is one for every 6,503 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $13.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #29 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest (64). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (71).
Every market in Kentucky for pet grooming and boarding businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +8.5% | #91 of 386 |
| 1Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 63 | 186 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #97 of 386 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 58 | 361 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #139 of 386 |
| 2Owensboro, KY | 55 | 17 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #158 of 386 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 52 | 33 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +9.5% | #184 of 386 |
| 4Lexington-Fayette, KY | 49 | 98 | 4.5 | $2M | +3.4% | #210 of 386 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 39 | 59 | 3.9 | $2M | −2.6% | #280 of 386 |
| 5Paducah, KY-IL | 39 | 17 | 4.1 | $2M | −1.2% | #281 of 386 |
| 6Elizabethtown, KY | 30 | 28 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #331 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 71 | 22 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +7.0% | #49 of 387 |
| 2Campbellsville, KY | 65 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #84 of 387 |
| 3Henderson, KY | 64 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | −0.9% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Frankfort, KY | 61 | 17 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #114 of 387 |
| 5Glasgow, KY | 55 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.8M | +2.6% | #156 of 387 |
| 6Pikeville, KY | 49 | 12 | 3.1 | $2.2M | −5.4% | #200 of 387 |
| 7Mayfield, KY | 48 | 6 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #210 of 387 |
| 8Mount Sterling, KY | 44 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #241 of 387 |
| 9Corbin, KY | 44 | 28 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #244 of 387 |
| 10Danville, KY | 40 | 13 | 6.0 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #269 of 387 |
| 11Murray, KY | 40 | 10 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #271 of 387 |
| 12Somerset, KY | 35 | 14 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #314 of 387 |
| Madisonville, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.4M | −0.5% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5.9M | −4.8% | |
| Franklin, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +5.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 84 | 21 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #30 of 1,461 |
| 2Jefferson County, KY | 73 | 84 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +1.6% | #153 of 1,461 |
| 3Campbell County, KY | 72 | 13 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.5% | #181 of 1,461 |
| 4Fayette County, KY | 70 | 48 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #237 of 1,461 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 69 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #261 of 1,461 |
| 6Warren County, KY | 64 | 25 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +10.6% | #394 of 1,461 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 63 | 11 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +4.9% | #402 of 1,461 |
| 8Daviess County, KY | 63 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #408 of 1,461 |
| 9Madison County, KY | 57 | 18 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +9.4% | #570 of 1,461 |
| 10Henderson County, KY | 52 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.9M | −0.9% | #671 of 1,461 |
| 11Bullitt County, KY | 52 | 18 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #691 of 1,461 |
| 12Christian County, KY | 51 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.6M | −3.6% | #700 of 1,461 |
| 13McCracken County, KY | 49 | 11 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #761 of 1,461 |
| 14Nelson County, KY | 49 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #767 of 1,461 |
| 15Spencer County, KY | 48 | 8 | 10.9 | $950K | +7.7% | #799 of 1,461 |
| 16Woodford County, KY | 46 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #826 of 1,461 |
| 17Pike County, KY | 44 | 6 | 2.5 | $2.7M | −6.4% | #855 of 1,461 |
| 18Mercer County, KY | 43 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #894 of 1,461 |
| 19Scott County, KY | 43 | 18 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +8.2% | #901 of 1,461 |
| 20Jessamine County, KY | 42 | 13 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #921 of 1,461 |
| 21Barren County, KY | 39 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #991 of 1,461 |
| 22Meade County, KY | 39 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #1,000 of 1,461 |
| 23Franklin County, KY | 38 | 13 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #1,024 of 1,461 |
| 24Hardin County, KY | 38 | 27 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #1,025 of 1,461 |
| 25Calloway County, KY | 37 | 10 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #1,050 of 1,461 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Boyd County, KY | 36 | 8 | 4.1 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,054 of 1,461 |
| 27Whitley County, KY | 36 | 5 | 3.7 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #1,056 of 1,461 |
| 28Graves County, KY | 36 | 6 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #1,060 of 1,461 |
| 29Harrison County, KY | 35 | 6 | 8.2 | $998K | +4.9% | #1,090 of 1,461 |
| 30Allen County, KY | 33 | 6 | 7.5 | $1M | +9.5% | #1,132 of 1,461 |
| 31Pulaski County, KY | 31 | 14 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +3.5% | #1,168 of 1,461 |
| 32Clark County, KY | 30 | 11 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #1,197 of 1,461 |
| 33Marshall County, KY | 29 | 7 | 5.3 | $1.6M | −0.1% | #1,201 of 1,461 |
| 34Montgomery County, KY | 26 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #1,270 of 1,461 |
| 35Grayson County, KY | 26 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #1,273 of 1,461 |
| 36Boyle County, KY | 25 | 11 | 9.1 | $852K | +2.9% | #1,296 of 1,461 |
| 37Marion County, KY | 23 | 6 | 7.8 | $958K | +2.7% | #1,329 of 1,461 |
| 38Floyd County, KY | 20 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.6M | −3.9% | #1,354 of 1,461 |
| 39Laurel County, KY | 20 | 18 | 7.5 | $991K | +1.6% | #1,361 of 1,461 |
| 40Greenup County, KY | 18 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −1.9% | #1,381 of 1,461 |
| 41Adair County, KY | 17 | 5 | 7.0 | $1M | +2.9% | #1,397 of 1,461 |
| 42Caldwell County, KY | 14 | 6 | 11.9 | $635K | −0.3% | #1,423 of 1,461 |
| 43Harlan County, KY | 12 | 5 | 4.7 | $1.4M | −7.6% | #1,433 of 1,461 |
| Shelby County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +6.2% | |
| Hopkins County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $3.4M | −0.5% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $3.1M | −0.9% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $2.3M | −2.2% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $1.9M | −6.4% | |
| Taylor County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +2.9% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $4M | −1.7% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $2.3M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $3.5M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $5.9M | −4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3M | −2.6% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $2.6M | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.3M | −0.3% | |
| Simpson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +5.9% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $2.3M | −4.1% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.2M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.6M | +0.3% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $1.7M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $2.6M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.1M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $4.4M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.2M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $3.3M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | $1.3M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $1.5M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $1.8M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.5M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $1.8M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.6M | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $2.8M | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.6 | $796K | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $2.8M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $2.5M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $3M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | $832K | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.4M | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $2M | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.7 | $773K | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $1.5M | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Kentucky?
There are 702 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Kentucky as of September 2026. 44 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 39.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on pets?
About $1.5B a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 702 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Kentucky has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Kentucky would have about 588, against 702 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,503 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 43 scored counties in Kentucky, Kenton County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 47 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #29 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the pet grooming and boarding 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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