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Pet stores in Clark County, KY

How Clark County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On pets · $809 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
37,888
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Clark County. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in Clark County spend about $12.2M a year on pets, or $809 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. 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 Clark County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Clark County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clark 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.

Pet stores in Clark County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.02.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,37713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$809$824$909
Median household income$64,348$63,726$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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,888+2.3% since 2020
Households
15,055
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$64,348+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,280
Median home value
$205,800
Jobs located here
13,487
Daytime population
34,107Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY7851.6$5.9M+5.0%#70 of 974
2Scott County, KY7252.2$4.4M+8.2%#147 of 974
3Jefferson County, KY64531.6$5.5M+1.6%#246 of 974
4Kenton County, KY59121.8$5.3M+3.9%#331 of 974
5Boone County, KY56142.7$3.8M+6.5%#391 of 974
6Campbell County, KY54102.5$3.7M+2.5%#417 of 974
7Warren County, KY54132.3$3.5M+10.6%#418 of 974
8Madison County, KY4792.4$3.4M+9.4%#540 of 974
9Daviess County, KY45112.6$3.1M+1.5%#576 of 974
10Hardin County, KY44102.2$3.8M+2.4%#587 of 974
Clark County, KYNot scored32.0$4.1M+2.3%

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Clark County, KY?

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

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

About $12.2M a year, or $809 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,055 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Clark 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. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Clark County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 37,888 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,055 households. Median household income in Clark County is $64,348, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Clark County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clark County. It maps the pet stores 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.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Clark County

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