Market rankings · Ohio

Pet businesses in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 5,114; 884 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments: 2,396; +8.4% since 2019
Household spending a year: $4B; On pets
Listings per 10k households: 10.5; In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing: $791K; 10% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #32 of 51; Market score 46 · Lower middle

A site report maps the pet businesses on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 5,114 pet businesses on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. Of those, 884 are chain locations, or 17%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $832 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $4B a year on pets. That works out to $791K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 2,396 businesses with payroll in Ohio classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,030 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 220 SBA-backed loans worth $88.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #32 for pet businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (63). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Tiffin area scores highest (68).

Every market in Ohio for pet businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Columbus, OH	63	904	10.5	$873K	+4.7%	#96 of 387
2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59	334	9.7	$853K	+1.5%	#125 of 387
3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	59	992	10.9	$834K	+2.7%	#126 of 387
4Cleveland, OH	54	856	9.2	$913K	−0.8%	#164 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48	43	8.7	$850K	−3.6%	#208 of 387
5Mansfield, OH	48	45	9.0	$800K	−0.1%	#210 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	47	143	9.4	$832K	−2.6%	#217 of 387
6Toledo, OH	45	247	9.7	$816K	−1.0%	#233 of 387
7Youngstown-Warren, OH	43	165	8.9	$806K	−1.4%	#251 of 387
8Akron, OH	43	317	10.7	$784K	0.0%	#253 of 387
9Springfield, OH	42	52	9.3	$808K	−0.4%	#257 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH	38	59	10.2	$742K	−3.6%	#286 of 387
10Lima, OH	36	40	9.7	$777K	−1.2%	#296 of 387
11Canton-Massillon, OH	36	187	11.2	$699K	−0.2%	#297 of 387
12Sandusky, OH	33	67	13.1	$625K	−2.6%	#323 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Tiffin, OH	68	16	7.2	$1M	−1.0%	#66 of 527
2Wapakoneta, OH	61	17	9.0	$943K	−1.2%	#132 of 527
3Marion, OH	59	23	9.3	$779K	−0.4%	#153 of 527
4Cambridge, OH	57	12	7.4	$958K	−0.1%	#169 of 527
5Bucyrus, OH	57	16	8.9	$805K	−0.3%	#170 of 527
6Washington Court House, OH	57	13	11.2	$684K	−1.4%	#178 of 527
7Sidney, OH	57	27	14.3	$578K	−0.2%	#187 of 527
8Portsmouth, OH	55	24	8.3	$823K	−3.4%	#205 of 527
9Defiance, OH	55	17	11.1	$709K	+0.1%	#210 of 527
10Norwalk, OH	51	23	9.8	$778K	−0.4%	#266 of 527
11Bellefontaine, OH	49	23	11.8	$683K	+0.4%	#289 of 527
12Van Wert, OH	49	14	12.1	$629K	+0.3%	#291 of 527
13Mount Vernon, OH	47	39	16.6	$497K	+1.9%	#318 of 527
14Athens, OH	45	28	12.2	$592K	+1.3%	#334 of 527
15Wilmington, OH	44	25	14.9	$535K	+0.6%	#348 of 527
16Findlay, OH	43	46	14.6	$561K	+0.1%	#353 of 527
17Wooster, OH	42	65	14.7	$553K	−0.1%	#365 of 527
18Zanesville, OH	41	47	13.7	$540K	+0.7%	#377 of 527
19Greenville, OH	37	26	12.2	$622K	−0.7%	#411 of 527
20Fremont, OH	37	35	14.2	$529K	−0.4%	#415 of 527
21Urbana, OH	37	24	15.3	$523K	+0.2%	#416 of 527
22Chillicothe, OH	36	41	13.8	$533K	−0.8%	#423 of 527
23Gallipolis, OH	33	17	14.6	$485K	−0.5%	#442 of 527
24Coshocton, OH	32	23	15.6	$451K	+1.6%	#448 of 527
25Celina, OH	31	29	17.7	$456K	+0.5%	#454 of 527
26Marietta, OH	30	35	14.1	$531K	−2.1%	#458 of 527
27Salem, OH	29	53	12.8	$564K	−2.2%	#466 of 527
28New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	27	61	15.8	$472K	−0.9%	#480 of 527
29Ashland, OH	23	36	17.4	$432K	+0.1%	#500 of 527

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Pickaway County, OH	89	12	5.5	$1.5M	+7.4%	#8 of 2,200
2Franklin County, OH	70	488	8.8	$987K	+2.8%	#276 of 2,200
3Warren County, OH	70	104	11.3	$958K	+5.7%	#280 of 2,200
4Henry County, OH	69	5	4.4	$1.9M	−0.2%	#298 of 2,200
5Lorain County, OH	69	129	10.1	$838K	+3.1%	#325 of 2,200
6Butler County, OH	67	158	10.8	$834K	+2.4%	#397 of 2,200
7Greene County, OH	66	77	11.3	$834K	+3.7%	#437 of 2,200
8Union County, OH	66	31	12.8	$830K	+16.5%	#438 of 2,200
9Putnam County, OH	66	15	11.4	$765K	0.0%	#445 of 2,200
10Seneca County, OH	65	16	7.2	$1M	−1.0%	#461 of 2,200
11Wood County, OH	65	52	9.6	$895K	+1.5%	#471 of 2,200
12Hamilton County, OH	64	343	9.7	$890K	+1.0%	#505 of 2,200
13Delaware County, OH	64	124	15.1	$806K	+12.5%	#514 of 2,200
14Cuyahoga County, OH	63	395	7.1	$1.1M	−2.3%	#533 of 2,200
15Montgomery County, OH	63	201	8.7	$908K	+0.5%	#541 of 2,200
16Fairfield County, OH	61	81	13.4	$698K	+6.5%	#632 of 2,200
17Ottawa County, OH	60	18	9.7	$877K	−2.0%	#655 of 2,200
18Miami County, OH	60	56	12.5	$685K	+3.4%	#673 of 2,200
19Madison County, OH	58	31	19.8	$455K	+7.1%	#754 of 2,200
20Auglaize County, OH	57	17	9.0	$943K	−1.2%	#763 of 2,200
21Mahoning County, OH	57	78	8.0	$915K	−1.4%	#764 of 2,200
22Lake County, OH	57	104	10.3	$850K	−0.1%	#768 of 2,200
23Williams County, OH	56	13	8.4	$848K	−1.4%	#810 of 2,200
24Perry County, OH	56	13	9.7	$809K	+1.3%	#817 of 2,200
25Wyandot County, OH	55	8	8.9	$869K	−1.4%	#861 of 2,200

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Brown County, OH	55	19	11.1	$703K	+1.6%	#875 of 2,200
27Licking County, OH	55	91	13.3	$689K	+3.8%	#877 of 2,200
28Hocking County, OH	54	10	8.6	$850K	−1.9%	#897 of 2,200
29Crawford County, OH	54	16	8.9	$805K	−0.3%	#904 of 2,200
30Richland County, OH	54	45	9.0	$800K	−0.1%	#905 of 2,200
31Marion County, OH	54	23	9.3	$779K	−0.4%	#907 of 2,200
32Summit County, OH	53	242	10.5	$800K	−0.3%	#943 of 2,200
33Portage County, OH	53	75	11.5	$732K	+1.0%	#954 of 2,200
34Scioto County, OH	52	24	8.3	$823K	−3.4%	#989 of 2,200
35Hardin County, OH	52	11	9.4	$800K	−2.1%	#992 of 2,200
36Fayette County, OH	52	13	11.2	$684K	−1.4%	#1,003 of 2,200
37Clermont County, OH	52	115	13.5	$675K	+3.9%	#1,005 of 2,200
38Shelby County, OH	52	27	14.3	$578K	−0.2%	#1,024 of 2,200
39Guernsey County, OH	51	12	7.4	$958K	−0.1%	#1,032 of 2,200
40Lucas County, OH	51	167	9.1	$843K	−1.7%	#1,034 of 2,200
41Lawrence County, OH	51	21	9.3	$771K	−4.2%	#1,039 of 2,200
42Clark County, OH	50	52	9.3	$808K	−0.4%	#1,085 of 2,200
43Jefferson County, OH	50	25	9.2	$767K	−2.4%	#1,087 of 2,200
44Defiance County, OH	50	17	11.1	$709K	+0.1%	#1,095 of 2,200
45Jackson County, OH	50	13	10.1	$702K	+0.5%	#1,097 of 2,200
46Medina County, OH	49	104	14.2	$686K	+1.3%	#1,150 of 2,200
47Stark County, OH	48	172	11.0	$711K	−0.2%	#1,193 of 2,200
48Huron County, OH	46	23	9.8	$778K	−0.4%	#1,266 of 2,200
49Allen County, OH	45	40	9.7	$777K	−1.2%	#1,318 of 2,200
50Adams County, OH	45	9	8.6	$773K	+1.5%	#1,319 of 2,200
51Preble County, OH	45	17	10.2	$752K	−0.8%	#1,321 of 2,200
52Morrow County, OH	45	23	17.1	$491K	+3.7%	#1,346 of 2,200
53Noble County, OH	44	5	10.8	$688K	+1.3%	#1,358 of 2,200
54Fulton County, OH	44	28	16.5	$507K	−1.9%	#1,372 of 2,200
55Logan County, OH	43	23	11.8	$683K	+0.4%	#1,386 of 2,200
56Knox County, OH	43	39	16.6	$497K	+1.9%	#1,411 of 2,200
57Athens County, OH	42	28	12.2	$592K	+1.3%	#1,439 of 2,200
58Belmont County, OH	41	28	10.3	$696K	−2.8%	#1,466 of 2,200
59Paulding County, OH	41	9	11.8	$663K	−0.4%	#1,470 of 2,200
60Clinton County, OH	41	25	14.9	$535K	+0.6%	#1,490 of 2,200
61Vinton County, OH	40	5	9.4	$765K	−1.2%	#1,513 of 2,200
62Trumbull County, OH	39	87	10.1	$708K	−1.3%	#1,555 of 2,200
63Van Wert County, OH	39	14	12.1	$629K	+0.3%	#1,560 of 2,200
64Hancock County, OH	39	46	14.6	$561K	+0.1%	#1,570 of 2,200
65Wayne County, OH	39	65	14.7	$553K	−0.1%	#1,571 of 2,200
66Carroll County, OH	38	15	13.4	$570K	−1.1%	#1,608 of 2,200
67Muskingum County, OH	38	47	13.7	$540K	+0.7%	#1,614 of 2,200
68Highland County, OH	37	26	15.4	$480K	+1.1%	#1,656 of 2,200
69Ashtabula County, OH	36	49	12.5	$572K	−0.8%	#1,675 of 2,200
70Ross County, OH	36	41	13.8	$533K	−0.8%	#1,689 of 2,200
71Sandusky County, OH	36	35	14.2	$529K	−0.4%	#1,690 of 2,200
72Erie County, OH	35	49	15.1	$532K	−2.9%	#1,722 of 2,200
73Gallia County, OH	35	17	14.6	$485K	−0.5%	#1,732 of 2,200
74Champaign County, OH	34	24	15.3	$523K	+0.2%	#1,764 of 2,200
75Geauga County, OH	34	75	20.9	$512K	+0.3%	#1,765 of 2,200
76Darke County, OH	32	26	12.2	$622K	−0.7%	#1,810 of 2,200
77Coshocton County, OH	31	23	15.6	$451K	+1.6%	#1,851 of 2,200
78Meigs County, OH	30	8	8.8	$723K	−2.6%	#1,857 of 2,200
79Holmes County, OH	30	61	45.5	$191K	+1.7%	#1,885 of 2,200
80Columbiana County, OH	29	53	12.8	$564K	−2.2%	#1,892 of 2,200
81Washington County, OH	29	35	14.1	$531K	−2.1%	#1,896 of 2,200
82Harrison County, OH	28	6	10.1	$679K	−2.9%	#1,920 of 2,200
83Tuscarawas County, OH	27	61	15.8	$472K	−0.9%	#1,963 of 2,200
84Mercer County, OH	27	29	17.7	$456K	+0.5%	#1,966 of 2,200
85Ashland County, OH	20	36	17.4	$432K	+0.1%	#2,113 of 2,200
86Morgan County, OH	19	8	14.0	$500K	−0.9%	#2,121 of 2,200
87Monroe County, OH	15	9	15.9	$458K	−2.7%	#2,167 of 2,200
Pike County, OH	Not scored	4	3.7	$1.9M	0.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5,114 pet businesses in Ohio. 884 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 2,396 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. Official counts list 5,521 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ohio spend on pets?

About $4B a year, or $832 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,114 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $791K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Ohio has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $791K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Ohio would have about 4,607, against 5,114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,030 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for pet businesses?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Tiffin area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 87 scored counties in Ohio, Pickaway County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the pet businesses 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.

Veterinarians1,515 listings
Pet grooming and boarding1,805 listings
Pet stores969 listings

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