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Pet stores in Bullitt County, KY
How Bullitt County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #70 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.4M
- On pets · $927 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,454
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Bullitt County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #70 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Bullitt County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Bullitt County comes to about $29.4M a year: $927 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% above 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 Bullitt County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Bullitt County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bullitt 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 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 | Bullitt County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,377 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $927 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,558 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 48 |
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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Bullitt 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 Bullitt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,454+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 31,747
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $80,558+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,554
- Median home value
- $247,200
- Jobs located here
- 30,802
- Daytime population
- 70,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 78 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +5.0% | #70 of 974 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 72 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +8.2% | #147 of 974 |
| 3Jefferson County, KY | 64 | 53 | 1.6 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #246 of 974 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 59 | 12 | 1.8 | $5.3M | +3.9% | #331 of 974 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 56 | 14 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +6.5% | #391 of 974 |
| 6Campbell County, KY | 54 | 10 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #417 of 974 |
| 7Warren County, KY | 54 | 13 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +10.6% | #418 of 974 |
| 8Madison County, KY | 47 | 9 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +9.4% | #540 of 974 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 45 | 11 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +1.5% | #576 of 974 |
| 10Hardin County, KY | 44 | 10 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +2.4% | #587 of 974 |
Other business types in Bullitt 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Bullitt County, KY?
Bullitt County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Bullitt County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bullitt County, KY spend on pets?
About $29.4M a year, or $927 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,747 households in Bullitt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bullitt County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Bullitt County has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Bullitt County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Bullitt County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Bullitt County at 86,454 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,747 households. Median household income in Bullitt County is $80,558, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Bullitt County scores 78 for pet stores (high), #70 of 974 scored counties.
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