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Pet businesses in Orleans County, NY

The pet businesses in Orleans County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,035 of 2,200 scored counties
#48 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On pets · $560 a household
Spending per listing
$478K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,825
−0.5% 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

For pet businesses, Orleans County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,035 of 2,200 scored counties and #48 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Orleans County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Orleans County comes to about $9.1M a year: $560 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. That works out to $478K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Orleans County in 2023. That is one for every 2,028 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Orleans County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.78.410.4
Spending per listing$478K$838K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0282,3051,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$560$701$909
Median household income$65,969$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,825−0.5% since 2020
Households
16,220
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,064
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
11,754
Daytime population
32,968Residents 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 Orleans 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
48Orleans County, NY241911.7$478K−0.5%#2,035 of 2,200

Other business types in Orleans County

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

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Questions

How many pet businesses are in Orleans County, NY?

There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) 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 also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.1M a year, or $560 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $478K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $478K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Orleans County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,028 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Orleans County scores 24 for pet businesses (low), #2,035 of 2,200 scored counties.

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