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Pet stores in Clark County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #436 of 974 scored counties
#14 of 48 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42M
On pets · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,340
−0.4% 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 Clark County spend about $42M a year on pets, or $751 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet stores, that is $6M per store, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Clark County has 7 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Population estimates show Clark County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #436 of 974 scored counties and #14 of 48 scored counties in Ohio.

How Clark 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 Clark County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.02.0
Spending per listing$6M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,77713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$751$832$909
Median household income$63,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5238

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
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
135,340−0.4% since 2020
Households
55,975
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
341
Median household income
$63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,369
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
47,291
Daytime population
124,677Residents 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 Clark 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
14Clark County, OH5271.3$6M−0.4%#436 of 974

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Clark County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet stores in Clark County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Clark County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $42M a year, or $751 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 55,975 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 1.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Clark County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Clark County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in Clark County is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Clark County scores 52 for pet stores (upper middle), #436 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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