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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Putnam County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Putnam County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,310 of 1,461 scored counties
#37 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On pets · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,028
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Putnam County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,310 of 1,461 scored counties and #37 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Putnam County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $850 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $30.2M a year on pets. Spread across 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 54% 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.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Putnam County in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,367 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Putnam County. Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,367 | 5,890 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +10.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $850 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $126,257 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 26+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,028+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,545
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 426
- Median household income
- $126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,855
- Median home value
- $471,300
- Jobs located here
- 26,374
- Daytime population
- 76,363Residents 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 |
| 37Putnam County, NY | 24 | 26 | 7.3 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,310 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Putnam County, NY?
There are 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Putnam County, NY spend on pets?
About $30.2M a year, or $850 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Putnam County has 7.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Putnam County would have about 12, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,367 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 24 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,310 of 1,461 scored counties.
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