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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wayne County, KY

How Wayne 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On pets · $648 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,597
+0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wayne County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Wayne County spend about $5.2M a year on pets, or $648 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each business on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Wayne County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.93.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$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+0.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$648$824$909
Median household income$45,739$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
21 chain location
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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,597+0.3% since 2020
Households
8,074
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$45,739+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,284
Median home value
$135,700
Jobs located here
5,478
Daytime population
17,418Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, KYNot scored22.5$2.6M+0.3%

Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, KY?

Wayne County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $648 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,074 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Wayne County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 19,597 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,074 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $45,739 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Wayne County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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