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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Erie County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #820 of 1,461 scored counties
#32 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.1M
- On pets · $803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Erie County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Erie County comes to about $26.1M a year: $803 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per business, 27% 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 Erie County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,496 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Erie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #820 of 1,461 scored counties and #32 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,496 | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $803 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $265K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 32Erie County, OH | 46 | 14 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −2.9% | #820 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Erie 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Erie County, OH?
Erie County has 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on pets?
About $26.1M a year, or $803 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Erie County has 4.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Erie County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,496 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #820 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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