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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Belmont County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Belmont County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #817 of 1,461 scored counties
#31 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On pets · $717 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,434
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $717 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Belmont County spend about $19.5M a year on pets. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Belmont County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Belmont County in 2023. That is one for every 9,065 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Belmont County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belmont County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Belmont County is 46 (lower middle), #817 of 1,461 scored counties and #31 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.
How Belmont 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 | Belmont County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,065 | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $717 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,017 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $702K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Belmont 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 Belmont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,434−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,195
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $57,017+12.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,538
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,092
- Daytime population
- 58,570Residents 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 |
| 31Belmont County, OH | 46 | 10 | 3.7 | $1.9M | −2.8% | #817 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Belmont 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Belmont County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Belmont County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Belmont County, OH spend on pets?
About $19.5M a year, or $717 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,195 households in Belmont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belmont County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Belmont County has 3.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Belmont County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,065 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Belmont County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Belmont County at 64,434 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,195 households. Median household income in Belmont County is $57,017, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.0%, 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. Belmont County scores 46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #817 of 1,461 scored counties.
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