Pets · Small-town market · Ohio
Pet businesses in the Wapakoneta, OH area
How the Wapakoneta, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #132 of 527 scored small-town markets
#2 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On pets · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $943K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,909
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in the Wapakoneta area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Wapakoneta area comes to about $16M a year: $847 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pet businesses, that is $943K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Wapakoneta area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,894 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $19K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Wapakoneta area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Wapakoneta area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Wapakoneta area is 61 (upper middle), #132 of 527 scored small-town markets and #2 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Wapakoneta 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 | Wapakoneta area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $943K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,894 | 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 | $847 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,660 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $19K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,909−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,940
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $78,660+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,188
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 21,728
- Daytime population
- 44,759Residents 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 Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Wapakoneta, OH area?
The Wapakoneta area has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Wapakoneta, OH area spend on pets?
About $16M a year, or $847 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $943K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,940 households in the Wapakoneta area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wapakoneta, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Wapakoneta area has 9.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $943K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Wapakoneta area would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,894 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wapakoneta, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Wapakoneta area at 45,909 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,940 households. The median household income in the Wapakoneta area is $78,660 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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 Wapakoneta area scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #132 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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