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Pet stores in Ashtabula County, OH

The pet stores in Ashtabula County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #633 of 974 scored counties
#27 of 48 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$28M
On pets · $714 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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

Household spending on pets in Ashtabula County comes to about $28M a year: $714 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pet stores, that is $4.7M per store, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Ashtabula County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Population estimates show Ashtabula County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Ashtabula County is 41 (lower middle), #633 of 974 scored counties and #27 of 48 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.02.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,77713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$714$832$909
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4138

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents 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 Ashtabula 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
27Ashtabula County, OH4161.5$4.7M−0.8%#633 of 974

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Ashtabula County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet stores in Ashtabula County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Ashtabula County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $28M a year, or $714 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashtabula County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.7M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 41 for pet stores (lower middle), #633 of 974 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Ashtabula County

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