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Pet businesses in Madison County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Madison County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #754 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 31
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On pets · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $455K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,985
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Madison County spend about $14.1M a year on pets, or $899 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 31 pet businesses, that is $455K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Madison County has 31 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,137 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $232K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #754 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $455K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,137 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $899 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,045 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $232K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,985+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,686
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 467 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $87,045+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,062
- Median home value
- $250,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,410
- Daytime population
- 44,586Residents 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 |
| 19Madison County, OH | 58 | 31 | 19.8 | $455K | +7.1% | #754 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Madison 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Madison County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 pet businesses in Madison County. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, OH spend on pets?
About $14.1M a year, or $899 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $455K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,686 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Madison County has 19.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $455K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 16, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,137 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 46,985 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,686 households. Median household income in Madison County is $87,045, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Madison County scores 58 for pet businesses (upper middle), #754 of 2,200 scored counties.
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