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Pet businesses in Lake County, OH
How Lake 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #768 of 2,200 scored counties
#22 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 104
- 22 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.4M
- On pets · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $850K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 pet businesses in Lake County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $874 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $88.4M 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lake County was 55 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $878K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Lake County is 57 (upper middle), #768 of 2,200 scored counties and #22 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $850K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,839 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $874 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 55+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $878K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents 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 |
| 22Lake County, OH | 57 | 104 | 10.3 | $850K | −0.1% | #768 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lake 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lake County, OH?
Lake County has 104 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. Another 100 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on pets?
About $88.4M a year, or $874 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $850K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lake County has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $850K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 101, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #768 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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