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Pet businesses in Sullivan County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Sullivan County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,363 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 32
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On pets · $628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $617K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,586
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pet businesses in Sullivan County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Sullivan County comes to about $19.7M a year: $628 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $617K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sullivan County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Sullivan County is 44 (lower middle), #1,363 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $617K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,418 | 2,305 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $628 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,382 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,586+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,434
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $72,382+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,703
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,765
- Daytime population
- 75,219Residents 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 |
| 15Sullivan County, NY | 44 | 32 | 10.2 | $617K | +2.7% | #1,363 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sullivan County, NY?
Sullivan County has 32 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sullivan County, NY spend on pets?
About $19.7M a year, or $628 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $617K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,434 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sullivan County has 10.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $617K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 23, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $72,382 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,363 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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