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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Medina County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Medina County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #915 of 1,461 scored counties
#40 of 70 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
43
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.4M
On pets · $976 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
185,025
+1.3% 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 $976 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Medina County spend about $71.4M a year on pets. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 43 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Medina County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Medina County in 2023. That is one for every 3,178 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Medina County.

Population estimates put the population change in Medina County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Medina County is 42 (lower middle), #915 of 1,461 scored counties and #40 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.

How Medina 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 Medina County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMedina CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.73.6
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,1785,7625,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$976$832$909
Median household income$94,968$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4244

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 23
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
433 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
185,025+1.3% since 2020
Households
73,086
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
436
Median household income
$94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,431
Median home value
$287,000
Jobs located here
62,633
Daytime population
155,601Residents 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 Medina 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
40Medina County, OH42435.9$1.7M+1.3%#915 of 1,461

Other business types in Medina 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 Medina County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Medina County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $71.4M a year, or $976 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Medina County has 5.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Medina County would have about 28, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,178 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Medina County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #915 of 1,461 scored counties.

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