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Pet businesses in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #985 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 106
- 21 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.2M
- On pets · $677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $860K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Albany County spend about $91.2M a year on pets, or $677 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $860K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Albany County has 106 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Albany County was 68 in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,981 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 139 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Albany County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albany County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #985 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $860K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,981 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.9% | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $677 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 68+7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 958
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10621 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| 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 |
Other business types in Albany 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 pet businesses in Albany County. 21 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on pets?
About $91.2M a year, or $677 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $860K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Albany County has 7.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $860K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Albany County would have about 104, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,981 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #985 of 2,200 scored counties.
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