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Pet businesses in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area
How the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #364 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 331
- 43 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 165
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188.4M
- On pets · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $569K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 718,377
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #364 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 331 pet businesses in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. 43 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area comes to about $188.4M a year: $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $569K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $569K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,545 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $739 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $98,233 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 165+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $67.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 353Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 718,377+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 254,883
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $98,233
- Average household income
- $128,603
- Median home value
- $393,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,641
- Daytime population
- 650,521Residents 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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 businesses23
- Veterinarians24
- Pet grooming and boarding26
- Pet stores30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area?
There are 331 pet businesses on map listings in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area as of September 2026. 43 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. Another 353 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area spend on pets?
About $188.4M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 331 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $569K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,883 households in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $569K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area would have about 215, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area at 718,377 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,883 households. The median household income in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area is $98,233 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area scores 23 for pet businesses (low), #364 of 387 scored metro areas.
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