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Pet businesses in Richmond County, NY
How Richmond 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 109
- 21 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.9M
- On pets · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 501,290
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $743 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $126.9M a year on pets. That works out to $1.2M per business, 33% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Richmond County has 109 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,284 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 98 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $100K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Richmond County.
Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #343 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,284 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $743 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $98,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 52−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 571
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 501,290+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 170,777
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8,604
- Median household income
- $98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,747
- Median home value
- $675,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,021
- Daytime population
- 400,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Richmond County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Richmond County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 pet businesses in Richmond County. 21 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Richmond County, NY spend on pets?
About $126.9M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Richmond County has 6.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Richmond County would have about 145, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,284 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #343 of 2,200 scored counties.
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