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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Athens County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Athens County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 1,461 scored counties
#18 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On pets · $720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Athens County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $720 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Athens County spend about $16.6M a year on pets. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Athens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Athens County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #546 of 1,461 scored counties and #18 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens 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.
| Measure | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $720 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, OH | 72 | 165 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #180 of 1,461 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 70 | 39 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +5.7% | #239 of 1,461 |
| 3Greene County, OH | 69 | 25 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #260 of 1,461 |
| 4Lorain County, OH | 68 | 45 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #279 of 1,461 |
| 5Fairfield County, OH | 65 | 32 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #364 of 1,461 |
| 6Delaware County, OH | 64 | 44 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +12.5% | #385 of 1,461 |
| 7Hamilton County, OH | 63 | 124 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +1.0% | #404 of 1,461 |
| 8Cuyahoga County, OH | 62 | 138 | 2.5 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #416 of 1,461 |
| 9Miami County, OH | 62 | 23 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #432 of 1,461 |
| 10Wayne County, OH | 61 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −0.1% | #454 of 1,461 |
| 18Athens County, OH | 57 | 5 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.3% | #546 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Athens 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Athens County, OH?
There are 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Athens County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Athens County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on pets?
About $16.6M a year, or $720 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Athens County has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Athens County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 57 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #546 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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