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Veterinarians in Portage County, OH
How Portage County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #665 of 1,485 scored counties
#25 of 64 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.9M
- On pets · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 veterinarians in Portage County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $842 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Portage County spend about $54.9M a year on pets. Spread across 24 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Portage County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,625 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Portage County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portage County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Portage County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #665 of 1,485 scored counties and #25 of 64 scored counties in Ohio.
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 veterinarians 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 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,625 | 4,056 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +6.8% |
| 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 | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services 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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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greene County, OH | 80 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #94 of 1,485 |
| 2Lorain County, OH | 77 | 33 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #132 of 1,485 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 75 | 27 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +5.7% | #175 of 1,485 |
| 4Butler County, OH | 75 | 39 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #179 of 1,485 |
| 5Wood County, OH | 70 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +1.5% | #276 of 1,485 |
| 6Union County, OH | 70 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +16.5% | #286 of 1,485 |
| 7Logan County, OH | 68 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #316 of 1,485 |
| 8Franklin County, OH | 67 | 181 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #341 of 1,485 |
| 9Mahoning County, OH | 65 | 16 | 1.6 | $4.5M | −1.4% | #371 of 1,485 |
| 10Cuyahoga County, OH | 65 | 124 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #373 of 1,485 |
| 25Portage County, OH | 53 | 24 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +1.0% | #665 of 1,485 |
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 veterinarians are in Portage County, OH?
Portage County has 24 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services 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 24 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. 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 veterinarians?
Portage County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Portage County would have about 20, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,625 households, against one for every 3,767 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 53 for veterinarians (upper middle), #665 of 1,485 scored counties.
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