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Pet businesses in Williams County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Williams County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #810 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11M
On pets · $712 a household
Spending per listing
$848K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,549
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Williams County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Williams County spend about $11M a year on pets, or $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pet businesses, that is $848K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williams County in 2023. That is one for every 3,869 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williams County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Williams County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #810 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Williams 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.

Pet businesses in Williams County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWilliams CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.410.510.4
Spending per listing$848K$791K$878K
Households per official establishment3,8692,0301,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$712$832$909
Median household income$61,048$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Williams 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 Williams County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,549−1.4% since 2020
Households
15,476
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$61,048+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,921
Median home value
$150,000
Jobs located here
16,679
Daytime population
35,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Williams County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pickaway County, OH89125.5$1.5M+7.4%#8 of 2,200
2Franklin County, OH704888.8$987K+2.8%#276 of 2,200
3Warren County, OH7010411.3$958K+5.7%#280 of 2,200
4Henry County, OH6954.4$1.9M−0.2%#298 of 2,200
5Lorain County, OH6912910.1$838K+3.1%#325 of 2,200
6Butler County, OH6715810.8$834K+2.4%#397 of 2,200
7Greene County, OH667711.3$834K+3.7%#437 of 2,200
8Union County, OH663112.8$830K+16.5%#438 of 2,200
9Putnam County, OH661511.4$765K0.0%#445 of 2,200
10Seneca County, OH65167.2$1M−1.0%#461 of 2,200
23Williams County, OH56138.4$848K−1.4%#810 of 2,200

Other business types in Williams County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Williams County, OH?

Williams County has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Williams County, OH spend on pets?

About $11M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $848K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,476 households in Williams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Williams County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Williams County has 8.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $848K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,869 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Williams County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Williams County at 36,549 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,476 households. The median household income in Williams County is $61,048 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.8% 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. 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. Williams County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #810 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Williams County

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