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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Christian County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Christian County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #700 of 1,461 scored counties
#12 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On pets · $715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,115
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $715 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Christian County spend about $18.4M a year on pets. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Christian County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Christian County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 6,431 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Christian County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Christian County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Christian County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #700 of 1,461 scored counties and #12 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Christian 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.
| Measure | Christian County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,431 | 6,503 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $715 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,494 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $669K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Christian 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 Christian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,115−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,725
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $55,494+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,739
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Jobs located here
- 27,699
- Daytime population
- 76,506Residents 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 | 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 |
| 12Christian County, KY | 51 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.6M | −3.6% | #700 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Christian 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Christian County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Christian County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Christian County, KY spend on pets?
About $18.4M a year, or $715 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,725 households in Christian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Christian County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Christian County has 2.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,431 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Christian County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Christian County at 70,115 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,725 households. Median household income in Christian County is $55,494, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Christian County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #700 of 1,461 scored counties.
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