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Pet businesses in Muskingum County, OH
The pet businesses in Muskingum County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,614 of 2,200 scored counties
#67 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 47
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On pets · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $540K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,014
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 pet businesses in Muskingum County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Muskingum County spend about $25.4M a year on pets, or $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $540K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Muskingum County in 2023. That is one for every 2,290 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $345K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Muskingum County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Muskingum County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Muskingum County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,614 of 2,200 scored counties and #67 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Muskingum 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 | Muskingum County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $540K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,290 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $739 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,780 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 477 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $345K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,014+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 34,357
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,210
- Median home value
- $182,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,629
- Daytime population
- 84,765Residents 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 |
| 67Muskingum County, OH | 38 | 47 | 13.7 | $540K | +0.7% | #1,614 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Muskingum 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Muskingum County, OH?
There are 47 pet businesses on map listings in Muskingum County as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Muskingum County, OH spend on pets?
About $25.4M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $540K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,357 households in Muskingum County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskingum County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Muskingum County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $540K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Muskingum County would have about 29, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,290 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Muskingum County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Muskingum County at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in Muskingum County is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Muskingum County scores 38 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,614 of 2,200 scored counties.
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