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Pet businesses in the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #480 of 527 scored small-town markets
#28 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
61
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.8M
On pets · $749 a household
Spending per listing
$472K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
92,373
−0.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the New Philadelphia-Dover area is 27 (lower middle), #480 of 527 scored small-town markets and #28 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 pet businesses in the New Philadelphia-Dover area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in the New Philadelphia-Dover area spend about $28.8M a year on pets, or $749 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $472K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the New Philadelphia-Dover area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,833 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the New Philadelphia-Dover area. Population estimates put the population change in the New Philadelphia-Dover area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the New Philadelphia-Dover area 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 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureNew Philadelphia-Dover areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.810.510.4
Spending per listing$472K$791K$878K
Households per official establishment1,8332,0301,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$749$832$909
Median household income$65,044$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21
Employees, 2023
269
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
68Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the New Philadelphia-Dover area, 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 the New Philadelphia-Dover area

Population, 2025 estimate
92,373−0.9% since 2020
Households
38,492
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$65,044+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,287
Median home value
$185,400
Jobs located here
35,584
Daytime population
84,906Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the New Philadelphia-Dover area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tiffin, OH68167.2$1M−1.0%#66 of 527
2Wapakoneta, OH61179.0$943K−1.2%#132 of 527
3Marion, OH59239.3$779K−0.4%#153 of 527
4Cambridge, OH57127.4$958K−0.1%#169 of 527
5Bucyrus, OH57168.9$805K−0.3%#170 of 527
6Washington Court House, OH571311.2$684K−1.4%#178 of 527
7Sidney, OH572714.3$578K−0.2%#187 of 527
8Portsmouth, OH55248.3$823K−3.4%#205 of 527
9Defiance, OH551711.1$709K+0.1%#210 of 527
10Norwalk, OH51239.8$778K−0.4%#266 of 527
28New Philadelphia-Dover, OH276115.8$472K−0.9%#480 of 527

Other business types in the New Philadelphia-Dover area

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area?

There are 61 pet businesses on map listings in the New Philadelphia-Dover area as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area spend on pets?

About $28.8M a year, or $749 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $472K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,492 households in the New Philadelphia-Dover area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The New Philadelphia-Dover area has 15.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $472K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the New Philadelphia-Dover area would have about 33, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,833 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is the New Philadelphia-Dover, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the New Philadelphia-Dover area at 92,373 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,492 households. The median household income in the New Philadelphia-Dover area is $65,044 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The New Philadelphia-Dover area scores 27 for pet businesses (lower middle), #480 of 527 scored small-town markets.

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