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Pet businesses in Schenectady County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Schenectady County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,053 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 63
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.3M
- On pets · $647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $687K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 pet businesses in Schenectady County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Schenectady County comes to about $43.3M a year: $647 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $687K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Schenectady County in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Schenectady County.
Population estimates show Schenectady County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Schenectady County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,053 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Schenectady 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 | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $687K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,676 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $647 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 25−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 637 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents 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 |
| 11Schenectady County, NY | 51 | 63 | 9.4 | $687K | +3.0% | #1,053 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Schenectady 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Schenectady County, NY?
Schenectady County has 63 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on pets?
About $43.3M a year, or $647 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $687K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Schenectady County has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $687K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 49, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Schenectady County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,053 of 2,200 scored counties.
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