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Pet stores in Cayuga County, NY
The pet stores in Cayuga County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #859 of 974 scored counties
#28 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On pets · $575 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Cayuga County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #859 of 974 scored counties and #28 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Cayuga County spend about $18.1M a year on pets, or $575 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Cayuga County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Cayuga County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cayuga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cayuga 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,983 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $575 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 27 |
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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents 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 |
| 28Cayuga County, NY | 24 | 5 | 1.6 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #859 of 974 |
Other business types in Cayuga 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 businesses13
- Veterinarians15
- Pet grooming and boarding19
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Cayuga County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Cayuga County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Cayuga County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on pets?
About $18.1M a year, or $575 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Cayuga County has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 24 for pet stores (low), #859 of 974 scored counties.
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