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Pet businesses in Hocking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hocking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #897 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On pets · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $850K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,512
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $735 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Hocking County spend about $8.5M a year on pets. That is about $850K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Hocking County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Hocking County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,892 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hocking County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hocking County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #897 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hocking 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.
| Measure | Hocking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $850K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,892 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $735 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,960 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $798K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hocking 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 Hocking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,512−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,568
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $62,960+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,336
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,934
- Daytime population
- 24,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 28Hocking County, OH | 54 | 10 | 8.6 | $850K | −1.9% | #897 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hocking 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hocking County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Hocking County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hocking County, OH spend on pets?
About $8.5M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $850K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,568 households in Hocking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hocking County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hocking County has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $850K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,892 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Hocking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hocking County at 27,512 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,568 households. Median household income in Hocking County is $62,960, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Hocking County scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #897 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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