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Pet businesses in Seneca County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Seneca County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,355 of 2,200 scored counties
#14 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On pets · $567 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,883
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in Seneca County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Seneca County spend about $7.7M a year on pets, or $567 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $701K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Seneca County in 2023. That is one for every 3,402 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Seneca County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Seneca County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,355 of 2,200 scored counties and #14 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,402 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $567 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,089 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,883−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,606
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,874
- Median home value
- $155,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,145
- Daytime population
- 30,768Residents 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 |
| 14Seneca County, NY | 44 | 11 | 8.1 | $701K | −1.7% | #1,355 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Seneca 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Seneca County, NY?
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Seneca County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, NY spend on pets?
About $7.7M a year, or $567 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $701K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Seneca County has 8.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $701K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Seneca County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,402 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Seneca County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,355 of 2,200 scored counties.
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