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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County, NY
How Tioga County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,452 of 1,461 scored counties
#56 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On pets · $608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,453
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Tioga County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #1,452 of 1,461 scored counties and #56 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Tioga County spend about $12.4M a year on pets, or $608 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 59% 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 Tioga County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tioga County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tioga 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 | Tioga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,890 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $608 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,739 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 37 |
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
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 (except veterinary) in Tioga 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 Tioga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,453−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,347
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $72,739+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,660
- Median home value
- $160,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,724
- Daytime population
- 39,149Residents 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 |
| 56Tioga County, NY | 7 | 12 | 5.9 | $1M | −1.9% | #1,452 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Tioga 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding7
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Tioga County, NY?
Tioga County has 12 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 Tioga County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Tioga County, NY spend on pets?
About $12.4M a year, or $608 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,347 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tioga County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Tioga County has 5.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Tioga County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Tioga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tioga County at 47,453 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,347 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $72,739 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.5% 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. Tioga County scores 7 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (very low), #1,452 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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