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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Van Wert County, OH
How Van Wert County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,359 of 1,461 scored counties
#67 of 70 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On pets · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,013
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Van Wert County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,359 of 1,461 scored counties and #67 of 70 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $762 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Van Wert County spend about $8.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.1M per business, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Van Wert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Van Wert County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Van Wert 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 | Van Wert County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $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 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $762 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,013+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,549
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,591
- Median home value
- $152,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,293
- Daytime population
- 25,207Residents 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 |
| 67Van Wert County, OH | 20 | 8 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #1,359 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Van Wert 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Van Wert County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Van Wert County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Van Wert County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Van Wert County, OH spend on pets?
About $8.8M a year, or $762 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Wert County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Van Wert County has 6.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County scores 20 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,359 of 1,461 scored counties.
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