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Pet businesses in Henry County, OH

How Henry County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #298 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On pets · $821 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,598
−0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Henry County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 58% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $9.4M a year on pets. Spread across 5 pet businesses, that is $1.9M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Henry County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Henry County is 69 (upper middle), #298 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Henry County 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.

Pet businesses in Henry County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.410.510.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$791K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0301,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$821$832$909
Median household income$80,099$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6946

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,598−0.2% since 2020
Households
11,451
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$80,099+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,804
Median home value
$168,600
Jobs located here
10,592
Daytime population
25,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pickaway County, OH89125.5$1.5M+7.4%#8 of 2,200
2Franklin County, OH704888.8$987K+2.8%#276 of 2,200
3Warren County, OH7010411.3$958K+5.7%#280 of 2,200
4Henry County, OH6954.4$1.9M−0.2%#298 of 2,200
5Lorain County, OH6912910.1$838K+3.1%#325 of 2,200
6Butler County, OH6715810.8$834K+2.4%#397 of 2,200
7Greene County, OH667711.3$834K+3.7%#437 of 2,200
8Union County, OH663112.8$830K+16.5%#438 of 2,200
9Putnam County, OH661511.4$765K0.0%#445 of 2,200
10Seneca County, OH65167.2$1M−1.0%#461 of 2,200

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Henry County, OH?

There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Henry County, OH spend on pets?

About $9.4M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,451 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Henry County has 4.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Henry County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Henry County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 27,598 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,451 households. The median household income in Henry County is $80,099 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Henry County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #298 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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