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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in McCracken County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #761 of 1,461 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On pets · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,553
−0.5% 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 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in McCracken County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $839 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in McCracken County spend about $23.1M a year on pets. Spread across 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 17% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in McCracken County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,600 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show McCracken County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, McCracken County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #761 of 1,461 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky.

How McCracken 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 McCracken County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMcCracken CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.93.6
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,6006,5035,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$839$824$909
Median household income$64,373$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4947

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$639K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 McCracken 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 McCracken County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,553−0.5% since 2020
Households
27,601
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
272
Median household income
$64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,079
Median home value
$188,100
Jobs located here
39,473
Daytime population
78,455Residents 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 McCracken 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
13McCracken County, KY49114.0$2.1M−0.5%#761 of 1,461

Other business types in McCracken 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 McCracken County, KY?

There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in McCracken County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $23.1M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McCracken County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, McCracken County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,600 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?

Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 49 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #761 of 1,461 scored counties.

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