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Pets · Small-town market · Ohio

Pet stores in the Findlay, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Findlay, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #113 of 220 scored small-town markets
#7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On pets · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,034
+0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet stores in the Findlay area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 44%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in the Findlay area comes to about $25.8M a year: $816 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Findlay area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 7,904 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Findlay area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Findlay area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #113 of 220 scored small-town markets and #7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Findlay 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 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 Findlay, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFindlay areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.02.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishment7,90413,77713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$816$832$909
Median household income$73,141$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
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 the Findlay 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 Findlay area

Population, 2025 estimate
75,034+0.1% since 2020
Households
31,615
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,920
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
44,531
Daytime population
83,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Ohio

Every Ohio market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for pet stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Findlay area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bellefontaine, OH5652.6$3.1M+0.4%#80 of 220
2Chillicothe, OH5562.0$3.6M−0.8%#84 of 220
3Wooster, OH55112.5$3.3M−0.1%#85 of 220
4Sidney, OH5552.6$3.1M−0.2%#87 of 220
5Fremont, OH5452.0$3.7M−0.4%#92 of 220
6Norwalk, OH5452.1$3.6M−0.4%#93 of 220
7Findlay, OH4892.8$2.9M+0.1%#113 of 220
8New Philadelphia-Dover, OH48112.9$2.6M−0.9%#114 of 220
9Portsmouth, OH4551.7$4M−3.4%#123 of 220
10Ashland, OH4452.4$3.1M+0.1%#131 of 220

Other business types in the Findlay area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Findlay, OH area?

The Findlay area has 9 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Findlay, OH area spend on pets?

About $25.8M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in the Findlay area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Findlay, OH area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Findlay area has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Findlay area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,904 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is the Findlay, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Findlay area at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. Median household income in the Findlay area is $73,141, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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 Findlay area scores 48 for pet stores (lower middle), #113 of 220 scored small-town markets.

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 the Findlay area

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