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Pet stores in Portage County, OH
The pet stores in Portage County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 48 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.9M
- On pets · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Portage County spend about $54.9M a year on pets, or $842 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 11 pet stores on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Portage County in 2023. That is one for every 21,750 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Portage County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Portage County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #212 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 48 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,750 | 13,777 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $842 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pet stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Portage County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Portage 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Portage County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in Portage County. 2 of them (18%) 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 Portage County, OH spend on pets?
About $54.9M a year, or $842 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Portage County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Portage County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,750 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 67 for pet stores (upper middle), #212 of 974 scored counties.
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