Pets · Small-town market · Alabama
Pet businesses in the Alexander City, AL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Alexander City, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #384 of 527 scored small-town markets
#12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On pets · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $593K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in the Alexander City area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Alexander City area comes to about $13M a year: $764 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $593K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Alexander City area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Alexander City area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, the Alexander City area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #384 of 527 scored small-town markets and #12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Alexander City area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Alexander City area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $593K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,897 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $764 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Alexander City area, 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 the Alexander City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alexander City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 76 | 20 | 9.5 | $886K | +6.3% | #25 of 527 |
| 2Ozark, AL | 75 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #28 of 527 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 74 | 39 | 9.7 | $784K | +3.0% | #37 of 527 |
| 3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 72 | 27 | 7.1 | $1M | 0.0% | #45 of 527 |
| 4Troy, AL | 62 | 12 | 9.6 | $749K | +2.4% | #128 of 527 |
| 5Selma, AL | 60 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.4M | −7.9% | #142 of 527 |
| 6Cullman, AL | 59 | 49 | 13.9 | $583K | +6.7% | #157 of 527 |
| 7Fort Payne, AL | 58 | 30 | 11.5 | $614K | +3.4% | #166 of 527 |
| 8Russellville, AL | 57 | 12 | 10.0 | $721K | +1.1% | #175 of 527 |
| 9Scottsboro, AL | 57 | 27 | 12.4 | $589K | +3.3% | #185 of 527 |
| 12Alexander City, AL | 40 | 22 | 12.9 | $593K | −0.8% | #384 of 527 |
Other business types in the Alexander City area
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Alexander City, AL area?
The Alexander City area has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Alexander City, AL area spend on pets?
About $13M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $593K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,076 households in the Alexander City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexander City, AL area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Alexander City area has 12.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $593K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Alexander City area would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexander City, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexander City area at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in the Alexander City area is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Alexander City area scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #384 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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