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Pet stores in Madison County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #961 of 974 scored counties
#43 of 46 scored counties in New York

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On pets · $621 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
70% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,120
−1.2% 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

Madison County scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #961 of 974 scored counties and #43 of 46 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in Madison County comes to about $16.3M a year: $621 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet stores, that is $1.8M per store, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Madison County has 9 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 70% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Madison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Madison County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Madison 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 Madison County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.41.72.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,98313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$621$701$909
Median household income$75,499$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score827

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
95 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,120−1.2% since 2020
Households
26,252
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,121
Median home value
$184,600
Jobs located here
21,340
Daytime population
58,101Residents 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 Madison 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
43Madison County, NY893.4$1.8M−1.2%#961 of 974

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Madison County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet stores in Madison County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $16.3M a year, or $621 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 3.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.8M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Madison County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Madison County scores 8 for pet stores (very low), #961 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Madison County

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