Pets · Small-town market · Ohio
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Wooster, OH area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Wooster, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #40 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 27 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On pets · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Wooster area. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $810 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Wooster area spend about $35.9M a year on pets. Spread across 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.2M per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Wooster area classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 11,091 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Wooster area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Wooster area is 73 (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 27 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Wooster area 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 | Wooster area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,091 | 5,762 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $810 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $840K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Wooster area, 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 the Wooster area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Wooster area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wooster, OH | 73 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −0.1% | #40 of 387 |
| 2Norwalk, OH | 66 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | −0.4% | #71 of 387 |
| 3Athens, OH | 66 | 5 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.3% | #72 of 387 |
| 4Mount Vernon, OH | 63 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #96 of 387 |
| 5Marion, OH | 60 | 5 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −0.4% | #115 of 387 |
| 6Tiffin, OH | 58 | 6 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −1.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 7Sidney, OH | 55 | 9 | 4.8 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 8Celina, OH | 54 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +0.5% | #165 of 387 |
| 9New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 52 | 17 | 4.4 | $1.7M | −0.9% | #180 of 387 |
| 10Wilmington, OH | 50 | 9 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #195 of 387 |
Other business types in the Wooster area
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 businesses42
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Wooster, OH area?
There are 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Wooster area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 the Wooster, OH area spend on pets?
About $35.9M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,365 households in the Wooster area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wooster, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Wooster area has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Wooster area would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,091 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wooster, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Wooster area at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. The median household income in the Wooster area is $73,574 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Wooster area scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #40 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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