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Pet stores in the Mansfield, OH metro area

How the Mansfield, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #270 of 382 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36M
On pets · $719 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,893
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet stores in the Mansfield metro area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in the Mansfield metro area spend about $36M a year on pets, or $719 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per store, 12% 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 Mansfield metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 16,704 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Mansfield metro area declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Mansfield metro area is 39 (lower middle), #270 of 382 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Mansfield metro 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 Mansfield, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMansfield metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.02.0
Spending per listing$4M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishment16,70413,77713,024
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$719$832$909
Median household income$59,509$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Mansfield metro 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 Mansfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,893−0.1% since 2020
Households
50,111
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$59,509+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,578
Median home value
$164,800
Jobs located here
47,696
Daytime population
122,740Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for pet stores, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mansfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH641581.8$5M+4.7%#96 of 382
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH56231.5$5.2M−2.6%#140 of 382
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN531942.1$4.3M+2.7%#169 of 382
3Springfield, OH5071.3$6M−0.4%#186 of 382
4Toledo, OH47411.6$4.9M−1.0%#210 of 382
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH44692.0$4.1M+1.5%#240 of 382
6Canton-Massillon, OH44321.9$4.1M−0.2%#241 of 382
7Mansfield, OH3991.8$4M−0.1%#270 of 382
8Lima, OH3871.7$4.4M−1.2%#274 of 382
9Youngstown-Warren, OH38341.8$3.9M−1.4%#277 of 382

Other business types in the Mansfield metro area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Mansfield, OH metro area?

There are 9 pet stores on map listings in the Mansfield metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $36M a year, or $719 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,111 households in the Mansfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Mansfield metro area has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Mansfield metro area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,704 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is the Mansfield, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Mansfield metro area at 124,893 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,111 households. Median household income in the Mansfield metro area is $59,509, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. 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 Mansfield metro area scores 39 for pet stores (lower middle), #270 of 382 scored metro areas.

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