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Pet stores in Saline County, KS

The pet stores in Saline County, KS, 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 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.1M
On pets · $761 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,377
−1.6% 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 4 pet stores in Saline County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $761 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $17.1M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet stores, that is $4.3M per store, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Saline County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Saline County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Saline 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.

Pet stores in Saline County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.92.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,97713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$761$851$909
Median household income$65,422$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,377−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,523
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$65,422+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,965
Median home value
$179,600
Jobs located here
28,888
Daytime population
57,460Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Saline County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS62602.4$4.5M+4.2%#290 of 974
2Shawnee County, KS59111.5$5.5M0.0%#330 of 974
3Wyandotte County, KS5191.5$5.1M+1.0%#454 of 974
4Sedgwick County, KS45412.0$4.1M+2.6%#568 of 974
5Douglas County, KS32132.6$3.3M+1.8%#753 of 974
6Riley County, KS2493.2$2.4M+0.8%#870 of 974
7Dickinson County, KS1856.2$1.3M+1.4%#914 of 974
8Crawford County, KS1453.2$2.2M+0.1%#934 of 974
9Montgomery County, KS653.9$1.8M−3.9%#965 of 974
Saline County, KSNot scored41.8$4.3M−1.6%

Other business types in Saline County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Saline County, KS?

There are 4 pet stores on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Saline County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Saline County, KS spend on pets?

About $17.1M a year, or $761 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,523 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Saline County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Saline County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Saline County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 53,377 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,523 households. Median household income in Saline County is $65,422, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Saline County has no market score for pet stores: 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Saline County

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