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Pet stores in Dutchess County, NY
The pet stores in Dutchess County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #758 of 974 scored counties
#20 of 46 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 33
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.1M
- On pets · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Dutchess County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #758 of 974 scored counties and #20 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 pet stores in Dutchess County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Dutchess County comes to about $87.1M a year: $749 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Dutchess County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 11,628 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dutchess County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,628 | 13,983 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $749 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents 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 |
| 20Dutchess County, NY | 32 | 33 | 2.8 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #758 of 974 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Dutchess County, NY?
There are 33 pet stores on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on pets?
About $87.1M a year, or $749 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Dutchess County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 19, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,628 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 32 for pet stores (lower middle), #758 of 974 scored counties.
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