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Pet stores in Pulaski County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Pulaski County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19M
On pets · $724 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,384
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Pulaski County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $724 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $19M a year on pets. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% 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 Pulaski County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Pulaski County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.02.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$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+3.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$724$824$909
Median household income$51,898$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
43 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,384+3.5% since 2020
Households
26,210
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,241
Median home value
$166,900
Jobs located here
25,101
Daytime population
66,566Residents 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 Pulaski 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
Pulaski County, KYNot scored41.5$4.7M+3.5%

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Pulaski County, KY?

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

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

About $19M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,210 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.7M, 5% above 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 Pulaski County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $51,898, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

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