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Pet stores in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #476 of 974 scored counties
#9 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 17
- 10 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $91.2M
- On pets · $677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet stores in Albany County. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Albany County spend about $91.2M a year on pets, or $677 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Albany County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 10,362 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #476 of 974 scored counties and #9 of 46 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 stores 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 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,362 | 13,983 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.3% | −1.6% |
| 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 | 50 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 and pet supplies stores 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 | 19 | 1.1 | $6.7M | +1.3% | #221 of 974 |
| 2Westchester County, NY | 65 | 56 | 1.5 | $5.6M | +1.4% | #232 of 974 |
| 3Rockland County, NY | 65 | 15 | 1.4 | $5.6M | +5.9% | #233 of 974 |
| 4Queens County, NY | 60 | 87 | 1.0 | $6.6M | −1.1% | #307 of 974 |
| 5Schenectady County, NY | 59 | 9 | 1.3 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #333 of 974 |
| 6Bronx County, NY | 56 | 47 | 0.9 | $5.8M | −3.8% | #374 of 974 |
| 7Orange County, NY | 54 | 22 | 1.6 | $4.6M | +4.2% | #409 of 974 |
| 8Nassau County, NY | 53 | 97 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +0.6% | #422 of 974 |
| 9Albany County, NY | 50 | 17 | 1.3 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #476 of 974 |
| 10Kings County, NY | 48 | 150 | 1.5 | $4.6M | −2.5% | #516 of 974 |
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 stores are in Albany County, NY?
There are 17 pet stores on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
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 17 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. 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 stores?
Albany County has 1.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Albany County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,362 households, against one for every 13,024 across 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 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #476 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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