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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Calloway County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,050 of 1,461 scored counties
#25 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On pets · $730 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
83% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,421
+4.9% 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 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Calloway County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Calloway County comes to about $11.1M a year: $730 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 56% 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 Calloway County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,080 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Calloway County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Calloway County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,050 of 1,461 scored counties and #25 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Calloway 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 grooming and boarding 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 grooming and boarding in Calloway County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCalloway CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.63.93.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,0806,5035,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$730$824$909
Median household income$52,706$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$121K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 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 (except veterinary) in Calloway 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 Calloway County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,421+4.9% since 2020
Households
15,239
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,292
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
15,172
Daytime population
39,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Calloway County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY84213.1$3.1M+3.9%#30 of 1,461
2Jefferson County, KY73842.5$3.5M+1.6%#153 of 1,461
3Campbell County, KY72133.3$2.8M+2.5%#181 of 1,461
4Fayette County, KY70483.4$2.6M+2.2%#237 of 1,461
5Boone County, KY69214.1$2.6M+6.5%#261 of 1,461
6Warren County, KY64254.5$1.8M+10.6%#394 of 1,461
7Oldham County, KY63114.8$2.6M+4.9%#402 of 1,461
8Daviess County, KY63163.8$2.2M+1.5%#408 of 1,461
9Madison County, KY57184.9$1.7M+9.4%#570 of 1,461
10Henderson County, KY5252.7$2.9M−0.9%#671 of 1,461
25Calloway County, KY37106.6$1.1M+4.9%#1,050 of 1,461

Other business types in Calloway County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Calloway County, KY?

There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Calloway County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $11.1M a year, or $730 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in Calloway County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calloway County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Calloway County has 6.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Calloway County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,080 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Calloway County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Calloway County at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. The median household income in Calloway County is $52,706 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Calloway County scores 37 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,050 of 1,461 scored counties.

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