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Pet businesses in Allegany County, NY

How Allegany County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,738 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On pets · $533 a household
Spending per listing
$449K
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,800
+0.9% 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

Allegany County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,738 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $533 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $9.4M a year on pets. Spread across 21 pet businesses, that is $449K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Allegany County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,542 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Allegany County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Allegany 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.

Pet businesses in Allegany County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAllegany CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.98.410.4
Spending per listing$449K$838K$878K
Households per official establishment3,5422,3051,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$533$701$909
Median household income$62,869$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Allegany 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 Allegany County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,800+0.9% since 2020
Households
17,710
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,030 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$62,869+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,480
Median home value
$101,700
Jobs located here
14,041
Daytime population
43,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Allegany County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockland County, NY69838.0$1M+5.9%#313 of 2,200
2Richmond County, NY681096.4$1.2M+1.3%#343 of 2,200
3Queens County, NY653384.0$1.7M−1.1%#451 of 2,200
4Nassau County, NY644459.7$958K+0.6%#498 of 2,200
5Westchester County, NY623338.9$950K+1.4%#573 of 2,200
6Bronx County, NY61881.6$3.1M−3.8%#601 of 2,200
7Kings County, NY614814.8$1.4M−2.5%#603 of 2,200
8New York County, NY606388.2$979K−1.3%#650 of 2,200
9Rensselaer County, NY56517.6$878K−0.2%#806 of 2,200
10Albany County, NY521067.9$860K+2.2%#985 of 2,200
23Allegany County, NY352111.9$449K+0.9%#1,738 of 2,200

Other business types in Allegany County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Allegany County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet businesses in Allegany County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allegany County, NY spend on pets?

About $9.4M a year, or $533 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,710 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegany County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Allegany County has 11.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $449K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Allegany County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,542 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Allegany County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Allegany County at 46,800 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,710 households. Median household income in Allegany County is $62,869, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Allegany County scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,738 of 2,200 scored counties.

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