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Pet stores in the Wapakoneta, OH area

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16M
On pets · $847 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,909
−1.2% 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

Household spending on pets in the Wapakoneta area comes to about $16M a year: $847 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.3M per store, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

The Wapakoneta area has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wapakoneta area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet stores on map listings, the Wapakoneta area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWapakoneta areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.02.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$4.2M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,77713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$847$832$909
Median household income$78,660$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wapakoneta 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 Wapakoneta area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,909−1.2% since 2020
Households
18,940
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$78,660+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,188
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
21,728
Daytime population
44,759Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for pet stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Wapakoneta 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
Wapakoneta, OHNot scored31.6$5.3M−1.2%

Other business types in the Wapakoneta area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in the Wapakoneta area. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Wapakoneta area: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $16M a year, or $847 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 18,940 households in the Wapakoneta area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wapakoneta area has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Wapakoneta area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Wapakoneta, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Wapakoneta area at 45,909 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,940 households. The median household income in the Wapakoneta area is $78,660 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. 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 Wapakoneta area has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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