Pets · Small-town market · Ohio
Pet businesses in the Wooster, OH area
The pet businesses in the Wooster, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #365 of 527 scored small-town markets
#17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 65
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On pets · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $553K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 pet businesses in the Wooster area. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Wooster area spend about $35.9M a year on pets, or $810 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $553K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Wooster area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,929 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Wooster area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Wooster area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #365 of 527 scored small-town markets and #17 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Wooster 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 | Wooster area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $553K | $791K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,929 | 2,030 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +8.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $810 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 657 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 the Wooster 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 Wooster area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Wooster, OH | 42 | 65 | 14.7 | $553K | −0.1% | #365 of 527 |
Other business types in the Wooster 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Wooster, OH area?
The Wooster area has 65 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Another 108 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Wooster, OH area spend on pets?
About $35.9M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $553K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,365 households in the Wooster area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wooster, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Wooster area has 14.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $553K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Wooster area would have about 41, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,929 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Wooster, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Wooster area at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. The median household income in the Wooster area is $73,574 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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 Wooster area scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #365 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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