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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #167 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
123
21 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
53
+47.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$285M
On pets · $828 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,554
+1.5% 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

Household spending on pets in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area comes to about $285M a year: $828 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 123 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 17%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area was 53 in 2023, up 47.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,498 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.

Population estimates show the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #167 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.73.6
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,4985,7625,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+47.2%+22.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$828$832$909
Median household income$71,739$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53+47.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12321 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$2.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area, 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 the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
826,554+1.5% since 2020
Households
344,391
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
637
Median household income
$71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,671
Median home value
$201,100
Jobs located here
367,228
Daytime population
828,495Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH643143.6$2.5M+4.7%#92 of 386
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN583614.0$2.3M+2.7%#139 of 386
3Mansfield, OH54132.6$2.8M−0.1%#165 of 386
4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH541233.6$2.3M+1.5%#167 of 386
5Cleveland, OH493093.3$2.5M−0.8%#206 of 386
6Akron, OH471063.6$2.3M0.0%#224 of 386
7Lima, OH42133.1$2.4M−1.2%#261 of 386
8Toledo, OH42933.7$2.2M−1.0%#262 of 386
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH39593.9$2M−2.6%#280 of 386
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH37183.6$2M−3.6%#290 of 386

Other business types in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area

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Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 123 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. 21 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 47.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on pets?

About $285M a year, or $828 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 112, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,498 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 54 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #167 of 386 scored metro areas.

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