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Pet businesses in New York

Markets across New York ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 6,446; 963 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments: 3,343; +2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $5.4B; On pets
Listings per 10k households: 8.4; 19% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $838K; 5% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #31 of 51; Market score 46 · Lower middle

A site report maps the pet businesses on map listings around any address in New York by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6,446 pet businesses in New York. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $701 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in New York spend about $5.4B a year on pets. That works out to $838K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3,343 businesses with payroll in New York classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,305 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 186 SBA-backed loans worth $94.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in New York.

Among the 50 states and DC, New York ranks #31 for pet businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest (59). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Monticello area scores highest (48).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New York, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New York, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	59	5,411	7.3	$1M	+0.6%	#121 of 387
2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33	388	10.1	$678K	+1.9%	#319 of 387
3Utica-Rome, NY	28	121	10.0	$582K	−2.0%	#347 of 387
4Binghamton, NY	28	102	10.0	$576K	−1.3%	#348 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	24	467	9.3	$659K	−0.8%	#360 of 387
6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	23	331	13.0	$569K	+3.0%	#364 of 387
7Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	23	51	10.7	$528K	−3.9%	#366 of 387
8Rochester, NY	21	517	11.6	$543K	−0.7%	#369 of 387
9Syracuse, NY	16	316	11.6	$537K	−1.3%	#380 of 387
10Kingston, NY	13	96	12.9	$531K	+1.1%	#383 of 387
11Glens Falls, NY	9	87	15.9	$387K	−1.9%	#385 of 387
12Elmira, NY	8	40	11.3	$491K	−3.9%	#386 of 387
13Ithaca, NY	6	54	12.5	$510K	−1.4%	#387 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New York, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Monticello, NY	48	32	10.2	$617K	+2.7%	#306 of 527
2Seneca Falls, NY	47	11	8.1	$701K	−1.7%	#316 of 527
3Massena-Ogdensburg, NY	38	37	8.9	$622K	−2.5%	#396 of 527
4Batavia, NY	35	38	15.3	$387K	+0.2%	#433 of 527
5Plattsburgh, NY	33	36	10.7	$549K	−2.0%	#441 of 527
6Gloversville, NY	27	26	11.4	$493K	−1.6%	#478 of 527
7Amsterdam, NY	26	29	14.8	$381K	+1.1%	#489 of 527
8Cortland, NY	25	21	11.1	$522K	−1.9%	#491 of 527
9Oneonta, NY	24	37	16.0	$366K	+3.8%	#495 of 527
10Corning, NY	23	57	14.5	$394K	−1.6%	#503 of 527
11Hudson, NY	21	35	13.1	$519K	−2.1%	#508 of 527
12Olean, NY	19	46	14.4	$362K	−2.1%	#513 of 527
13Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY	17	65	12.2	$433K	−2.6%	#518 of 527
14Auburn, NY	11	48	15.2	$378K	−2.3%	#522 of 527

Counties

Counties in New York, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Rockland County, NY	69	83	8.0	$1M	+5.9%	#313 of 2,200
2Richmond County, NY	68	109	6.4	$1.2M	+1.3%	#343 of 2,200
3Queens County, NY	65	338	4.0	$1.7M	−1.1%	#451 of 2,200
4Nassau County, NY	64	445	9.7	$958K	+0.6%	#498 of 2,200
5Westchester County, NY	62	333	8.9	$950K	+1.4%	#573 of 2,200
6Bronx County, NY	61	88	1.6	$3.1M	−3.8%	#601 of 2,200
7Kings County, NY	61	481	4.8	$1.4M	−2.5%	#603 of 2,200
8New York County, NY	60	638	8.2	$979K	−1.3%	#650 of 2,200
9Rensselaer County, NY	56	51	7.6	$878K	−0.2%	#806 of 2,200
10Albany County, NY	52	106	7.9	$860K	+2.2%	#985 of 2,200
11Schenectady County, NY	51	63	9.4	$687K	+3.0%	#1,053 of 2,200
12Suffolk County, NY	49	576	11.7	$750K	+1.6%	#1,135 of 2,200
13Schuyler County, NY	45	5	6.8	$863K	−5.3%	#1,314 of 2,200
14Seneca County, NY	44	11	8.1	$701K	−1.7%	#1,355 of 2,200
15Sullivan County, NY	44	32	10.2	$617K	+2.7%	#1,363 of 2,200
16Orange County, NY	42	162	11.7	$625K	+4.2%	#1,434 of 2,200
17Broome County, NY	38	74	9.0	$627K	−1.2%	#1,598 of 2,200
18Franklin County, NY	38	19	9.7	$567K	−1.6%	#1,610 of 2,200
19St. Lawrence County, NY	37	37	8.9	$622K	−2.5%	#1,633 of 2,200
20Herkimer County, NY	37	25	9.7	$583K	−1.4%	#1,636 of 2,200
21Niagara County, NY	36	88	9.6	$617K	−1.5%	#1,671 of 2,200
22Greene County, NY	35	23	12.3	$516K	−1.1%	#1,728 of 2,200
23Allegany County, NY	35	21	11.9	$449K	+0.9%	#1,738 of 2,200
24Clinton County, NY	34	36	10.7	$549K	−2.0%	#1,758 of 2,200
25Erie County, NY	33	379	9.3	$668K	−0.6%	#1,776 of 2,200

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Counties in New York, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Ontario County, NY	33	51	10.6	$619K	+0.6%	#1,777 of 2,200
27Oneida County, NY	33	96	10.1	$582K	−2.1%	#1,780 of 2,200
28Genesee County, NY	33	38	15.3	$387K	+0.2%	#1,806 of 2,200
29Schoharie County, NY	32	22	17.1	$345K	+1.4%	#1,834 of 2,200
30Monroe County, NY	31	347	10.9	$583K	−1.0%	#1,841 of 2,200
31Wyoming County, NY	30	16	9.7	$585K	−1.3%	#1,862 of 2,200
32Saratoga County, NY	29	146	14.3	$523K	+2.3%	#1,897 of 2,200
33Tioga County, NY	29	28	13.8	$442K	−1.9%	#1,911 of 2,200
34Delaware County, NY	29	26	13.5	$420K	+0.2%	#1,914 of 2,200
35Lewis County, NY	29	24	21.6	$256K	−0.3%	#1,918 of 2,200
36Essex County, NY	28	17	10.4	$579K	−2.2%	#1,924 of 2,200
37Jefferson County, NY	28	51	10.7	$528K	−3.9%	#1,928 of 2,200
38Dutchess County, NY	28	169	14.5	$516K	+1.5%	#1,929 of 2,200
39Fulton County, NY	28	26	11.4	$493K	−1.6%	#1,931 of 2,200
40Chenango County, NY	28	26	13.1	$415K	−2.9%	#1,942 of 2,200
41Onondaga County, NY	27	210	10.6	$599K	−1.9%	#1,953 of 2,200
42Putnam County, NY	27	66	18.6	$458K	+1.4%	#1,964 of 2,200
43Yates County, NY	27	20	21.1	$287K	−0.8%	#1,970 of 2,200
44Cortland County, NY	26	21	11.1	$522K	−1.9%	#1,984 of 2,200
45Montgomery County, NY	26	29	14.8	$381K	+1.1%	#1,994 of 2,200
46Oswego County, NY	25	60	12.7	$459K	+1.0%	#2,011 of 2,200
47Steuben County, NY	25	57	14.5	$394K	−1.6%	#2,018 of 2,200
48Orleans County, NY	24	19	11.7	$478K	−0.5%	#2,035 of 2,200
49Otsego County, NY	24	37	16.0	$366K	+3.8%	#2,041 of 2,200
50Ulster County, NY	23	96	12.9	$531K	+1.1%	#2,050 of 2,200
51Columbia County, NY	23	35	13.1	$519K	−2.1%	#2,051 of 2,200
52Cattaraugus County, NY	22	46	14.4	$362K	−2.1%	#2,083 of 2,200
53Chautauqua County, NY	19	65	12.2	$433K	−2.6%	#2,127 of 2,200
54Tompkins County, NY	16	54	12.5	$510K	−1.4%	#2,154 of 2,200
55Wayne County, NY	16	59	15.4	$388K	+0.1%	#2,159 of 2,200
56Madison County, NY	16	46	17.5	$354K	−1.2%	#2,162 of 2,200
57Chemung County, NY	15	40	11.3	$491K	−3.9%	#2,165 of 2,200
58Washington County, NY	15	40	16.3	$356K	−2.9%	#2,170 of 2,200
59Warren County, NY	14	47	15.6	$414K	−0.9%	#2,174 of 2,200
60Cayuga County, NY	13	48	15.2	$378K	−2.3%	#2,180 of 2,200
61Livingston County, NY	12	41	16.8	$361K	−0.2%	#2,185 of 2,200
Hamilton County, NY	Not scored	4	16.5	$356K	−1.3%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in New York?

New York has 6,446 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 963 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3,343 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 8,622 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in New York spend on pets?

About $5.4B a year, or $701 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,446 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $838K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,704,486 households in New York and national spending patterns by income.

How does New York compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

New York has 8.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $838K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, New York would have about 6,151, against 6,446 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,305 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in New York has the highest market score for pet businesses?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Monticello area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 61 scored counties in New York, Rockland County scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New York scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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Veterinarians1,860 listings
Pet grooming and boarding2,382 listings
Pet stores1,342 listings

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