Pets · Small-town market · Ohio
Pet businesses in the Portsmouth, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Portsmouth, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #205 of 527 scored small-town markets
#8 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On pets · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $823K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,365
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in the Portsmouth area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $685 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Portsmouth area spend about $19.8M a year on pets. That is about $823K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Portsmouth area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 4,123 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Portsmouth area.
Population estimates show the Portsmouth area declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Portsmouth area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #205 of 527 scored small-town markets and #8 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Portsmouth 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.
| Measure | Portsmouth area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $823K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,123 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $685 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,609 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,365−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,864
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,152
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,365
- Daytime population
- 67,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Portsmouth area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tiffin, OH | 68 | 16 | 7.2 | $1M | −1.0% | #66 of 527 |
| 2Wapakoneta, OH | 61 | 17 | 9.0 | $943K | −1.2% | #132 of 527 |
| 3Marion, OH | 59 | 23 | 9.3 | $779K | −0.4% | #153 of 527 |
| 4Cambridge, OH | 57 | 12 | 7.4 | $958K | −0.1% | #169 of 527 |
| 5Bucyrus, OH | 57 | 16 | 8.9 | $805K | −0.3% | #170 of 527 |
| 6Washington Court House, OH | 57 | 13 | 11.2 | $684K | −1.4% | #178 of 527 |
| 7Sidney, OH | 57 | 27 | 14.3 | $578K | −0.2% | #187 of 527 |
| 8Portsmouth, OH | 55 | 24 | 8.3 | $823K | −3.4% | #205 of 527 |
| 9Defiance, OH | 55 | 17 | 11.1 | $709K | +0.1% | #210 of 527 |
| 10Norwalk, OH | 51 | 23 | 9.8 | $778K | −0.4% | #266 of 527 |
Other business types in the Portsmouth area
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 businesses55
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Portsmouth, OH area?
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in the Portsmouth area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Portsmouth, OH area spend on pets?
About $19.8M a year, or $685 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $823K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,864 households in the Portsmouth area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Portsmouth, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Portsmouth area has 8.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $823K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Portsmouth area would have about 23, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,123 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Portsmouth, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Portsmouth area at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. The median household income in the Portsmouth area is $50,609 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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 Portsmouth area scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #205 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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