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Pet businesses in Warren County, OH
How Warren 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #280 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 87 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 104
- 22 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.7M
- On pets · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $958K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,181
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Warren County comes to about $99.7M a year: $1,083 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $958K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 104 pet businesses on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,534 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Warren County is 70 (upper middle), #280 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $958K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,534 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,083 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $110,132 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 60+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 755
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,181+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 92,052
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $110,132+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,201
- Median home value
- $349,400
- Jobs located here
- 104,407
- Daytime population
- 237,685Residents 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 |
Other business types in Warren 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Warren County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 pet businesses in Warren County. 22 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Warren County, OH spend on pets?
About $99.7M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $958K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,052 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Warren County has 11.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $958K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Warren County would have about 114, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,534 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 257,181 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,052 households. Median household income in Warren County is $110,132, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Warren County scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #280 of 2,200 scored counties.
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