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Pet stores in Warren County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #418 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
13
6 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.9M
On pets · $824 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
149,375
+10.6% 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 13 pet stores in Warren County. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $824 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $45.9M a year on pets. That works out to $3.5M per store, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 11,129 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Warren County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Warren County is 54 (upper middle), #418 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Warren 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 Warren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.02.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishment11,12915,37713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$824$824$909
Median household income$65,794$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
136 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
149,375+10.6% since 2020
Households
55,643
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,648
Median home value
$258,000
Jobs located here
68,446
Daytime population
150,532Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Warren County, KY?

Warren County has 13 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $45.9M a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,129 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 54 for pet stores (upper middle), #418 of 974 scored counties.

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