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Pet stores in Chemung County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Chemung County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #938 of 974 scored counties
#38 of 46 scored counties in New York

Listings
8
5 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On pets · $556 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,415
−3.9% 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 stores in Chemung County is 13 (low), #938 of 974 scored counties and #38 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $556 per household (39% below the U.S. average), households in Chemung County spend about $19.6M a year on pets. That works out to $2.5M per store, 46% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 8 pet stores on map listings in Chemung County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Chemung County in 2023. That is one for every 8,816 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chemung County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chemung 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.

Pet stores in Chemung County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChemung CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.72.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$4M$4.5M
Households per official establishment8,81613,98313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$556$701$909
Median household income$63,716$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1327

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
85 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,415−3.9% since 2020
Households
35,262
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,374
Median home value
$141,100
Jobs located here
31,723
Daytime population
81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Chemung County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond County, NY66191.1$6.7M+1.3%#221 of 974
2Westchester County, NY65561.5$5.6M+1.4%#232 of 974
3Rockland County, NY65151.4$5.6M+5.9%#233 of 974
4Queens County, NY60871.0$6.6M−1.1%#307 of 974
5Schenectady County, NY5991.3$4.8M+3.0%#333 of 974
6Bronx County, NY56470.9$5.8M−3.8%#374 of 974
7Orange County, NY54221.6$4.6M+4.2%#409 of 974
8Nassau County, NY53972.1$4.4M+0.6%#422 of 974
9Albany County, NY50171.3$5.4M+2.2%#476 of 974
10Kings County, NY481501.5$4.6M−2.5%#516 of 974
38Chemung County, NY1382.3$2.5M−3.9%#938 of 974

Other business types in Chemung County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Chemung County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in Chemung County. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $19.6M a year, or $556 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Chemung County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Chemung County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,816 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County scores 13 for pet stores (low), #938 of 974 scored counties.

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