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Pet stores in Riley County, KS
The pet stores in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #870 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On pets · $772 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Riley County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #870 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet stores in Riley County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $772 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Riley County spend about $21.4M a year on pets. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Riley County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 9,232 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley County compares
The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,232 | 13,977 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $772 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 and pet supplies stores in Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 62 | 60 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +4.2% | #290 of 974 |
| 2Shawnee County, KS | 59 | 11 | 1.5 | $5.5M | 0.0% | #330 of 974 |
| 3Wyandotte County, KS | 51 | 9 | 1.5 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #454 of 974 |
| 4Sedgwick County, KS | 45 | 41 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #568 of 974 |
| 5Douglas County, KS | 32 | 13 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +1.8% | #753 of 974 |
| 6Riley County, KS | 24 | 9 | 3.2 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #870 of 974 |
| 7Dickinson County, KS | 18 | 5 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #914 of 974 |
| 8Crawford County, KS | 14 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #934 of 974 |
| 9Montgomery County, KS | 6 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.8M | −3.9% | #965 of 974 |
Other business types in Riley 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Riley County, KS?
There are 9 pet stores on map listings in Riley County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on pets?
About $21.4M a year, or $772 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Riley County has 3.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Riley County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,232 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 24 for pet stores (low), #870 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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