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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On pets · $778 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,368
+2.7% 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

At $778 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $3.8M a year on pets. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Washington County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.93.6
Spending per listing$3.8M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,5035,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$778$824$909
Median household income$61,616$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,368+2.7% since 2020
Households
4,852
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$61,616+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,964
Median home value
$179,200
Jobs located here
3,713
Daytime population
10,105Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, KYNot scored12.1$3.8M+2.7%

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Washington County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $778 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 4,852 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 12,368 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,852 households. Median household income in Washington County is $61,616, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Washington County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Washington County

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