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Pet stores in Sedgwick County, KS

The pet stores in Sedgwick County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #568 of 974 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
41
14 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
22
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$167.6M
On pets · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
538,433
+2.6% 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

Households in Sedgwick County spend about $167.6M a year on pets, or $811 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Sedgwick County has 41 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Sedgwick County classed as pet and pet supplies stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 9,399 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Sedgwick County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sedgwick County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Sedgwick County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #568 of 974 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Kansas.

How Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSedgwick CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishment9,39913,97713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−3.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$811$851$909
Median household income$69,365$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 220.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
354
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$315K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County

Population, 2025 estimate
538,433+2.6% since 2020
Households
206,768
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
530
Median household income
$69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,235
Median home value
$203,300
Jobs located here
261,004
Daytime population
549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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

Other business types in Sedgwick County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Sedgwick County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 pet stores in Sedgwick County. 14 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $167.6M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sedgwick County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 37, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,399 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 45 for pet stores (lower middle), #568 of 974 scored counties.

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