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Pet stores in Adams County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Adams County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7M
On pets · $668 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
27,865
+1.5% 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

Households in Adams County spend about $7M a year on pets, or $668 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Adams County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Adams County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Adams County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet stores on map listings, Adams County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Adams 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 stores 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 stores in Adams County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.02.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,77713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$668$832$909
Median household income$50,264$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 and pet supplies stores in Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,865+1.5% since 2020
Households
10,421
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$50,264+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,260
Median home value
$164,200
Jobs located here
5,560
Daytime population
24,662Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH77192.1$5.2M+5.7%#78 of 974
2Miami County, OH7361.3$6.4M+3.4%#127 of 974
3Fairfield County, OH71111.8$5.1M+6.5%#157 of 974
4Licking County, OH67121.7$5.2M+3.8%#211 of 974
5Portage County, OH67111.7$5M+1.0%#212 of 974
6Franklin County, OH64941.7$5.1M+2.8%#251 of 974
7Wood County, OH61112.0$4.2M+1.5%#303 of 974
8Clermont County, OH60212.5$3.7M+3.9%#325 of 974
9Delaware County, OH59253.0$4M+12.5%#337 of 974
10Butler County, OH59362.5$3.7M+2.4%#339 of 974
Adams County, OHNot scored21.9$3.5M+1.5%

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Adams County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in Adams County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Adams County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7M a year, or $668 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,421 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Adams County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Adams County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 27,865 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,421 households. The median household income in Adams County is $50,264 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. 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. Adams County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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