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Pet stores in Medina County, OH
How Medina County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #415 of 974 scored counties
#12 of 48 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 19
- 7 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.4M
- On pets · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,025
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet stores in Medina County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Medina County spend about $71.4M a year on pets, or $976 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 17% 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 Medina County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 12,181 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Medina County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Medina County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #415 of 974 scored counties and #12 of 48 scored counties in Ohio.
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,181 | 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 | $976 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,025+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 73,086
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,431
- Median home value
- $287,000
- Jobs located here
- 62,633
- Daytime population
- 155,601Residents 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 |
| 12Medina County, OH | 54 | 19 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #415 of 974 |
Other business types in Medina 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Medina County, OH?
Medina County has 19 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Medina County, OH spend on pets?
About $71.4M a year, or $976 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Medina County has 2.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Medina County would have about 16, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,181 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Medina County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 54 for pet stores (upper middle), #415 of 974 scored counties.
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