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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albany County, NY
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albany County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #910 of 1,461 scored counties
#15 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 46
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.2M
- On pets · $677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $677 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $91.2M a year on pets. That works out to $2M per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Albany County has 46 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Albany County in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,490 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Albany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #910 of 1,461 scored counties and #15 of 57 scored counties in New York.
How Albany 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 grooming and boarding 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,490 | 5,890 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +10.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $677 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 30+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond County, NY | 66 | 40 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #317 of 1,461 |
| 2Rockland County, NY | 66 | 28 | 2.7 | $3M | +5.9% | #319 of 1,461 |
| 3Queens County, NY | 64 | 118 | 1.4 | $4.9M | −1.1% | #365 of 1,461 |
| 4Rensselaer County, NY | 64 | 12 | 1.8 | $3.7M | −0.2% | #371 of 1,461 |
| 5Nassau County, NY | 62 | 166 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #421 of 1,461 |
| 6Bronx County, NY | 60 | 13 | 0.2 | $20.8M | −3.8% | #469 of 1,461 |
| 7Kings County, NY | 60 | 156 | 1.5 | $4.4M | −2.5% | #470 of 1,461 |
| 8Westchester County, NY | 60 | 125 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #476 of 1,461 |
| 9Sullivan County, NY | 54 | 9 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #633 of 1,461 |
| 10New York County, NY | 51 | 255 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #702 of 1,461 |
| 15Albany County, NY | 42 | 46 | 3.4 | $2M | +2.2% | #910 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Albany 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albany County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on pets?
About $91.2M a year, or $677 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Albany County has 3.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Albany County would have about 36, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,490 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #910 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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