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Pet stores in Laurel County, KY
How Laurel 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #763 of 974 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On pets · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,746
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Laurel County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #763 of 974 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Laurel County spend about $17.8M a year on pets, or $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Laurel County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 7,999 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Laurel County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laurel 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 | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,999 | 15,377 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $743 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,771 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $335K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 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 Laurel 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 Laurel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,746+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,996
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 434 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,501
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,658
- Daytime population
- 68,298Residents 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 |
| 14Laurel County, KY | 31 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #763 of 974 |
Other business types in Laurel 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Laurel County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Laurel County. 2 of them (40%) 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 Laurel County, KY spend on pets?
About $17.8M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurel County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Laurel County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Laurel County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,999 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County scores 31 for pet stores (lower middle), #763 of 974 scored counties.
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