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Pet businesses in Cortland County, NY
The pet businesses in Cortland County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,984 of 2,200 scored counties
#44 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On pets · $577 a household
- Spending per listing
- $522K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Cortland County is 26 (lower middle), #1,984 of 2,200 scored counties and #44 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $577 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $11M a year on pets. That works out to $522K per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Cortland County has 21 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cortland County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,111 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cortland County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cortland 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 | Cortland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $522K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,111 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $577 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents 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 |
| 44Cortland County, NY | 26 | 21 | 11.1 | $522K | −1.9% | #1,984 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cortland 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding16
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cortland County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet businesses in Cortland County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cortland County, NY spend on pets?
About $11M a year, or $577 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $522K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cortland County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cortland County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $522K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cortland County would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,111 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 26 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,984 of 2,200 scored counties.
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