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Pet businesses in Medina County, OH

How Medina 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,150 of 2,200 scored counties
#46 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
104
15 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
52
+18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.4M
On pets · $976 a household
Spending per listing
$686K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
185,025
+1.3% 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

Household spending on pets in Medina County comes to about $71.4M a year: $976 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $686K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 104 pet businesses on map listings in Medina County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Medina County in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,406 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 134 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Medina County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Medina County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Medina County is 49 (lower middle), #1,150 of 2,200 scored counties and #46 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Medina 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 Medina County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMedina CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.210.510.4
Spending per listing$686K$791K$878K
Households per official establishment1,4062,0301,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.2%+8.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$976$832$909
Median household income$94,968$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 52+18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
447
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
134Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10415 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Medina 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 Medina County

Population, 2025 estimate
185,025+1.3% since 2020
Households
73,086
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
436
Median household income
$94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,431
Median home value
$287,000
Jobs located here
62,633
Daytime population
155,601Residents 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 Medina 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
46Medina County, OH4910414.2$686K+1.3%#1,150 of 2,200

Other business types in Medina County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Medina County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 104 pet businesses in Medina County. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 134 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $71.4M a year, or $976 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $686K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Medina County has 14.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $686K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Medina County would have about 81, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,406 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Medina County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,150 of 2,200 scored counties.

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