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Pet businesses in Licking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Licking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #877 of 2,200 scored counties
#27 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 91
- 9 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.7M
- On pets · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 91 pet businesses in Licking County. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Licking County comes to about $62.7M a year: $913 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $689K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Licking County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,596 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 92 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Licking County.
Population estimates show Licking County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Licking County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #877 of 2,200 scored counties and #27 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Licking 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 | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,596 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $913 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 43−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 550
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Licking County marked.
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 |
| 27Licking County, OH | 55 | 91 | 13.3 | $689K | +3.8% | #877 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Licking 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Licking County, OH?
Licking County has 91 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Another 92 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on pets?
About $62.7M a year, or $913 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $689K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Licking County has 13.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $689K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Licking County would have about 71, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,596 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #877 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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