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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Allen County, OH

How Allen County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #703 of 1,461 scored counties
#26 of 70 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On pets · $752 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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 grooming and boarding businesses in Allen County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Allen County spend about $31.1M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 5,899 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allen County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #703 of 1,461 scored counties and #26 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.

How Allen 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 grooming and boarding 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 grooming and boarding in Allen County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.73.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,8995,7625,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$752$832$909
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$785K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 (except veterinary) in Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, OH721653.0$2.9M+2.8%#180 of 1,461
2Warren County, OH70394.2$2.6M+5.7%#239 of 1,461
3Greene County, OH69253.7$2.6M+3.7%#260 of 1,461
4Lorain County, OH68453.5$2.4M+3.1%#279 of 1,461
5Fairfield County, OH65325.3$1.8M+6.5%#364 of 1,461
6Delaware County, OH64445.3$2.3M+12.5%#385 of 1,461
7Hamilton County, OH631243.5$2.5M+1.0%#404 of 1,461
8Cuyahoga County, OH621382.5$3.2M−2.3%#416 of 1,461
9Miami County, OH62235.1$1.7M+3.4%#432 of 1,461
10Wayne County, OH61163.6$2.2M−0.1%#454 of 1,461
26Allen County, OH51133.1$2.4M−1.2%#703 of 1,461

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Allen County, OH?

Allen County has 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $31.1M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Allen County has 3.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Allen County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,899 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #703 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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