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Pet businesses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #360 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 467
- 68 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 265
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $307.7M
- On pets · $613 a household
- Spending per listing
- $659K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,155,653
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #360 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area spend about $307.7M a year on pets, or $613 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $659K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 467 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area was 265 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,893 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area 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 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $659K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,893 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $613 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 265+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,837
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $104.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 438Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46768 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 350The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,155,653−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 501,549
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 742
- Median household income
- $72,237+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,175
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 547,190
- Daytime population
- 1,174,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| 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 |
Other business types in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
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 businesses24
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 467 pet businesses in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. 68 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 265 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Official counts list 438 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area spend on pets?
About $307.7M a year, or $613 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 467 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $659K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 501,549 households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $659K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area would have about 350, against 467 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,893 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area at 1,155,653 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 501,549 households. Median household income in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is $72,237, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 24 for pet businesses (low), #360 of 387 scored metro areas.
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