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Pet stores in Shelby County, KY
The pet stores in Shelby County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #645 of 974 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On pets · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,243
- +6.2% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Shelby County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Shelby County comes to about $17.3M a year: $935 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Shelby County has 10 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Shelby County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Shelby County is 41 (lower middle), #645 of 974 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | +6.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $935 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,604 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 103 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,243+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,252
- Median home value
- $304,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,455
- Daytime population
- 41,644Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Shelby County?
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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 |
| 12Shelby County, KY | 41 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +6.2% | #645 of 974 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Shelby County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet stores in Shelby County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Shelby County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on pets?
About $17.3M a year, or $935 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Shelby County has 5.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.7M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Shelby County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Shelby County scores 41 for pet stores (lower middle), #645 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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