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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Holmes County, OH

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Holmes County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$11.7M
On pets · $871 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,970
+1.7% 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

At $871 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Holmes County spend about $11.7M a year on pets. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Holmes County has 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Holmes County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Holmes County.

Population estimates show Holmes County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Holmes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Holmes 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Holmes County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHolmes CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.73.6
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7625,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$871$832$909
Median household income$76,140$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Holmes 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 Holmes County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,970+1.7% since 2020
Households
13,395
Median age
34.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$76,140+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,211
Median home value
$267,700
Jobs located here
21,845
Daytime population
47,930Residents 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 counties in Ohio for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Holmes County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, OH721653.0$2.9M+2.8%#180 of 1,461
2Warren County, OH70394.2$2.6M+5.7%#239 of 1,461
3Greene County, OH69253.7$2.6M+3.7%#260 of 1,461
4Lorain County, OH68453.5$2.4M+3.1%#279 of 1,461
5Fairfield County, OH65325.3$1.8M+6.5%#364 of 1,461
6Delaware County, OH64445.3$2.3M+12.5%#385 of 1,461
7Hamilton County, OH631243.5$2.5M+1.0%#404 of 1,461
8Cuyahoga County, OH621382.5$3.2M−2.3%#416 of 1,461
9Miami County, OH62235.1$1.7M+3.4%#432 of 1,461
10Wayne County, OH61163.6$2.2M−0.1%#454 of 1,461
Holmes County, OHNot scored32.2$3.9M+1.7%

Other business types in Holmes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Holmes County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Holmes County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Holmes County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Holmes County, OH spend on pets?

About $11.7M a year, or $871 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,395 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Holmes County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Holmes County has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.9M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Holmes County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Holmes County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Holmes County at 44,970 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,395 households. Median household income in Holmes County is $76,140, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Holmes 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Holmes County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Holmes County

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