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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Columbiana County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Columbiana County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,100 of 1,461 scored counties
#53 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.9M
- On pets · $721 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,377
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Columbiana County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,100 of 1,461 scored counties and #53 of 70 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Columbiana County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Columbiana County comes to about $29.9M a year: $721 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 41% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Columbiana County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,923 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbiana County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbiana 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 | Columbiana County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,923 | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $721 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,180 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $754K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 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 Columbiana 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 Columbiana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,377−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,459
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,065
- Median home value
- $151,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,013
- Daytime population
- 85,744Residents 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 |
| 53Columbiana County, OH | 34 | 20 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #1,100 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Columbiana 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores10
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Columbiana County, OH?
Columbiana County has 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) 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 Columbiana County, OH spend on pets?
About $29.9M a year, or $721 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 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 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbiana County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Columbiana County has 4.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,923 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,100 of 1,461 scored counties.
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