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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, OH
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #919 of 1,461 scored counties
#41 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.4M
- On pets · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,301
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Clinton County spend about $13.4M a year on pets, or $798 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.5M per business, 42% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clinton County in 2023. That is one for every 5,587 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County is 42 (lower middle), #919 of 1,461 scored counties and #41 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,587 | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $798 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,407 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $152K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,301+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,761
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $70,407+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,775
- Median home value
- $211,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,070
- Daytime population
- 42,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Clinton County marked.
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 |
| 41Clinton County, OH | 42 | 9 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #919 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Clinton 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
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clinton County, OH?
There are 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. 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 Clinton County, OH spend on pets?
About $13.4M a year, or $798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,761 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Clinton County has 5.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,587 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 42,301 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,761 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $70,407 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Clinton County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #919 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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