Pets · Metro area · Ohio
Pet businesses in the Cleveland, OH metro area
How the Cleveland, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #164 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 856
- 164 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 448
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $781.1M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $913K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,165,775
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $781.1M a year on pets, or $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 856 pet businesses, that is $913K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 856 pet businesses on map listings in the Cleveland metro area as of September 2026. 164 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cleveland metro area was 448 in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,079 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,009 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $19.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cleveland metro area.
Population estimates show the Cleveland metro area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Cleveland metro area is 54 (upper middle), #164 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Cleveland metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Cleveland metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $913K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,079 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,678 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 448+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,912
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $197M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,009Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 856164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 889The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $19.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cleveland metro area, 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 the Cleveland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 931,377
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 804
- Median household income
- $70,678
- Average household income
- $98,881
- Median home value
- $215,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,071,853
- Daytime population
- 2,231,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cleveland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cleveland metro area
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 businesses54
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Cleveland, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 856 pet businesses in the Cleveland metro area. 164 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 448 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,009 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cleveland, OH metro area spend on pets?
About $781.1M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 856 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $913K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cleveland, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Cleveland metro area has 9.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $913K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 889, against 856 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,079 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Cleveland metro area scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #164 of 387 scored metro areas.
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