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Pet stores in Athens County, OH
The pet stores in Athens County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #860 of 974 scored counties
#40 of 48 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On pets · $720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Athens County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #860 of 974 scored counties and #40 of 48 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Athens County comes to about $16.6M a year: $720 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $3.3M per store, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Athens County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Athens County in 2023. That is one for every 4,603 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Athens County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Athens 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.
| Measure | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,603 | 13,777 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $720 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $873K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- 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 and pet supplies stores in Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, OH | 77 | 19 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +5.7% | #78 of 974 |
| 2Miami County, OH | 73 | 6 | 1.3 | $6.4M | +3.4% | #127 of 974 |
| 3Fairfield County, OH | 71 | 11 | 1.8 | $5.1M | +6.5% | #157 of 974 |
| 4Licking County, OH | 67 | 12 | 1.7 | $5.2M | +3.8% | #211 of 974 |
| 5Portage County, OH | 67 | 11 | 1.7 | $5M | +1.0% | #212 of 974 |
| 6Franklin County, OH | 64 | 94 | 1.7 | $5.1M | +2.8% | #251 of 974 |
| 7Wood County, OH | 61 | 11 | 2.0 | $4.2M | +1.5% | #303 of 974 |
| 8Clermont County, OH | 60 | 21 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +3.9% | #325 of 974 |
| 9Delaware County, OH | 59 | 25 | 3.0 | $4M | +12.5% | #337 of 974 |
| 10Butler County, OH | 59 | 36 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +2.4% | #339 of 974 |
| 40Athens County, OH | 24 | 5 | 2.2 | $3.3M | +1.3% | #860 of 974 |
Other business types in Athens 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Athens County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Athens County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on pets?
About $16.6M a year, or $720 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Athens County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Athens County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,603 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 24 for pet stores (low), #860 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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