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Pet businesses in Herkimer County, NY
How Herkimer 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,636 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $583K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Herkimer County comes to about $14.6M a year: $566 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $583K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 25 pet businesses on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Herkimer County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,218 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $55K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Herkimer County.
Population estimates show Herkimer County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Herkimer County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,636 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $583K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,218 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $566 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $55K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 20Herkimer County, NY | 37 | 25 | 9.7 | $583K | −1.4% | #1,636 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Herkimer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pet businesses in Herkimer County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $566 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $583K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Herkimer County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $583K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 17, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,218 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% 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. Herkimer County scores 37 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,636 of 2,200 scored counties.
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