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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 84
- 8 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +36.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291M
- On pets · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $878 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $291M a year on pets. Spread across 84 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.5M per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 84 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Jefferson County was 52 in 2023, up 36.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,376 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #153 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,376 | 6,503 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.8% | +39.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $878 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 52+36.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 399
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 848 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents 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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Jefferson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jefferson County. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 36.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on pets?
About $291M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Jefferson County has 2.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.5M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 114, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,376 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #153 of 1,461 scored counties.
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