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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Scioto County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,081 of 1,461 scored counties
#49 of 70 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On pets · $685 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,365
−3.4% 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 $685 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Scioto County spend about $19.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.5M per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Scioto County has 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Scioto County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 7,216 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Scioto County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Scioto County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,081 of 1,461 scored counties and #49 of 70 scored counties in Ohio.

How Scioto 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 Scioto County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureScioto CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.73.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,2165,7625,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$685$832$909
Median household income$50,609$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$540K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Scioto 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 Scioto County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,365−3.4% since 2020
Households
28,864
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
610 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,152
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
24,365
Daytime population
67,429Residents 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 Scioto 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
49Scioto County, OH35134.5$1.5M−3.4%#1,081 of 1,461

Other business types in Scioto 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 Scioto County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Scioto County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $685 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 28,864 households in Scioto County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scioto County has 4.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Scioto County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,216 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Scioto County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Scioto County at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. Median household income in Scioto County is $50,609, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Scioto County scores 35 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,081 of 1,461 scored counties.

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