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Pet businesses in Meigs County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Meigs County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,857 of 2,200 scored counties
#78 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On pets · $636 a household
- Spending per listing
- $723K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,587
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Meigs County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,857 of 2,200 scored counties and #78 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Meigs County comes to about $5.8M a year: $636 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $723K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Meigs County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Meigs County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Meigs County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Meigs 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 | Meigs County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $723K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $636 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $46,873 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,587−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,102
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $46,873+4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $61,476
- Median home value
- $119,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,729
- Daytime population
- 16,998Residents 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 |
| 78Meigs County, OH | 30 | 8 | 8.8 | $723K | −2.6% | #1,857 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Meigs 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 businesses30
- 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 Meigs County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Meigs County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Meigs County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meigs County, OH spend on pets?
About $5.8M a year, or $636 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $723K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,102 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meigs County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Meigs County has 8.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $723K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Meigs County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Meigs County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Meigs County at 21,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,102 households. Median household income in Meigs County is $46,873, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.4%, 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. Meigs County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,857 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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