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Pet stores in Franklin County, NY

How Franklin County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On pets · $552 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,500
−1.6% 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

Household spending on pets in Franklin County comes to about $10.8M a year: $552 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 4 pet stores on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.72.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,98313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$552$701$909
Median household income$65,151$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,500−1.6% since 2020
Households
19,514
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$65,151+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,125
Median home value
$145,400
Jobs located here
17,015
Daytime population
46,034Residents 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County, NYNot scored42.0$2.7M−1.6%

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Franklin County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Franklin County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $552 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 19,514 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.7M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 46,500 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,514 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,151 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Franklin County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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