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Pet businesses in Vinton County, OH
How Vinton County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,513 of 2,200 scored counties
#61 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.8M
- On pets · $718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $765K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,645
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Vinton County spend about $3.8M a year on pets, or $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $765K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Vinton County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Vinton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Vinton County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Vinton County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,513 of 2,200 scored counties and #61 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.
How Vinton 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 | Vinton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $765K | $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 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $718 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,336 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Vinton 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 Vinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,645−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,328
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $55,336+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,308
- Median home value
- $150,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,460
- Daytime population
- 10,104Residents 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 |
| 61Vinton County, OH | 40 | 5 | 9.4 | $765K | −1.2% | #1,513 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Vinton 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 businesses40
- 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 Vinton County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Vinton County. One of them (20%) 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 Vinton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vinton County, OH spend on pets?
About $3.8M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $765K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,328 households in Vinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vinton County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Vinton County has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $765K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Vinton County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Vinton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Vinton County at 12,645 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,328 households. Median household income in Vinton County is $55,336, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Vinton County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,513 of 2,200 scored counties.
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