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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Genesee County, NY

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Genesee County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,335 of 1,461 scored counties
#40 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On pets · $591 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,416
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Genesee County is 22 (low), #1,335 of 1,461 scored counties and #40 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Genesee County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $591 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in Genesee County spend about $14.7M a year on pets. That works out to $1.5M per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Genesee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $162K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Genesee County. Population estimates put the population change in Genesee County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Genesee 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Genesee County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGenesee CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.13.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8905,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$591$701$909
Median household income$73,314$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$162K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Genesee 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 Genesee County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,416+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,873
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$73,314+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,146
Median home value
$170,500
Jobs located here
23,039
Daytime population
52,508Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Genesee County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond County, NY66402.3$3.2M+1.3%#317 of 1,461
2Rockland County, NY66282.7$3M+5.9%#319 of 1,461
3Queens County, NY641181.4$4.9M−1.1%#365 of 1,461
4Rensselaer County, NY64121.8$3.7M−0.2%#371 of 1,461
5Nassau County, NY621663.6$2.6M+0.6%#421 of 1,461
6Bronx County, NY60130.2$20.8M−3.8%#469 of 1,461
7Kings County, NY601561.5$4.4M−2.5%#470 of 1,461
8Westchester County, NY601253.4$2.5M+1.4%#476 of 1,461
9Sullivan County, NY5492.9$2.2M+2.7%#633 of 1,461
10New York County, NY512553.3$2.4M−1.3%#702 of 1,461
40Genesee County, NY22104.0$1.5M+0.2%#1,335 of 1,461

Other business types in Genesee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Genesee County, NY?

Genesee County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Genesee County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Genesee County, NY spend on pets?

About $14.7M a year, or $591 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,873 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Genesee County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Genesee County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Genesee County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Genesee County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Genesee County at 58,416 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,873 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $73,314 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Genesee County scores 22 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,335 of 1,461 scored counties.

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