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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hocking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hocking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On pets · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,512
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hocking County spend about $8.5M a year on pets, or $735 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.8M per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Hocking County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Hocking County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hocking County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Hocking County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hocking 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 | Hocking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $735 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,960 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hocking 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 Hocking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,512−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,568
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $62,960+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,336
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,934
- Daytime population
- 24,501Residents 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 |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $2.8M | −1.9% |
Other business types in Hocking 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hocking County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hocking County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Hocking County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hocking County, OH spend on pets?
About $8.5M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 11,568 households in Hocking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hocking County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hocking County has 2.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.
How fast is Hocking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hocking County at 27,512 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,568 households. Median household income in Hocking County is $62,960, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Hocking County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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