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Pet businesses in Van Wert County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Van Wert County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,560 of 2,200 scored counties
#63 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On pets · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,013
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $762 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Van Wert County spend about $8.8M a year on pets. That is about $629K of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 14 pet businesses on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Van Wert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Wert County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Van Wert County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,560 of 2,200 scored counties and #63 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Van Wert 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 | Van Wert County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $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 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $762 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,013+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,549
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,591
- Median home value
- $152,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,293
- Daytime population
- 25,207Residents 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 |
| 63Van Wert County, OH | 39 | 14 | 12.1 | $629K | +0.3% | #1,560 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Van Wert 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Van Wert County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Van Wert County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Van Wert County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Van Wert County, OH spend on pets?
About $8.8M a year, or $762 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $629K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Wert County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Van Wert County has 12.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $629K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,560 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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