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Veterinarians in Schenectady County, NY
How Schenectady County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #563 of 1,485 scored counties
#11 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.3M
- On pets · $647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 veterinarians in Schenectady County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Schenectady County spend about $43.3M a year on pets, or $647 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Schenectady County in 2023. That is one for every 5,575 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Schenectady County.
Population estimates show Schenectady County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Schenectady County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #563 of 1,485 scored counties and #11 of 57 scored counties in New York.
How Schenectady 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 veterinarians 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 | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,575 | 5,192 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $647 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockland County, NY | 71 | 29 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #262 of 1,485 |
| 2New York County, NY | 68 | 161 | 2.1 | $3.9M | −1.3% | #311 of 1,485 |
| 3Richmond County, NY | 68 | 37 | 2.2 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #313 of 1,485 |
| 4Nassau County, NY | 68 | 137 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #317 of 1,485 |
| 5Queens County, NY | 65 | 100 | 1.2 | $5.8M | −1.1% | #370 of 1,485 |
| 6Kings County, NY | 63 | 120 | 1.2 | $5.7M | −2.5% | #417 of 1,485 |
| 7Albany County, NY | 62 | 31 | 2.3 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #453 of 1,485 |
| 8Bronx County, NY | 61 | 22 | 0.4 | $12.3M | −3.8% | #463 of 1,485 |
| 9Westchester County, NY | 60 | 114 | 3.1 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #483 of 1,485 |
| 10Rensselaer County, NY | 58 | 16 | 2.4 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #535 of 1,485 |
| 11Schenectady County, NY | 57 | 18 | 2.7 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #563 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Schenectady 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Schenectady County, NY?
There are 18 veterinarians on map listings in Schenectady County as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on pets?
About $43.3M a year, or $647 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Schenectady County has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,575 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Schenectady County scores 57 for veterinarians (upper middle), #563 of 1,485 scored counties.
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