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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Shelby County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Shelby County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On pets · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,243
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Shelby County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Shelby County comes to about $17.3M a year: $935 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $4.3M per business, 70% above 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 2,641 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Shelby County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,641 | 6,503 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $935 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,604 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $656K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,243+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,252
- Median home value
- $304,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,455
- Daytime population
- 41,644Residents 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 |
| Shelby County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +6.2% |
Other business types in Shelby 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Shelby County, KY?
There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on pets?
About $17.3M a year, or $935 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Shelby County has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.3M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Shelby County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,641 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Shelby County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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