Pets · Metro area · Alabama
Pet businesses in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
The pet businesses in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #315 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 57
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On pets · $737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $582K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is 34 (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area spend about $33.2M a year on pets, or $737 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 pet businesses, that is $582K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 57 pet businesses on map listings in the Anniston-Oxford metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Anniston-Oxford metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,813 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Anniston-Oxford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Anniston-Oxford metro 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 | Anniston-Oxford metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $582K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,813 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $737 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 575 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Anniston-Oxford metro 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 Anniston-Oxford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 74 | 69 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #33 of 387 |
| 2Montgomery, AL | 67 | 118 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #63 of 387 |
| 3Huntsville, AL | 65 | 242 | 11.7 | $840K | +12.5% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Birmingham, AL | 63 | 418 | 9.0 | $995K | +1.4% | #95 of 387 |
| 5Auburn-Opelika, AL | 61 | 71 | 9.3 | $895K | +7.1% | #105 of 387 |
| 6Mobile, AL | 54 | 133 | 8.2 | $967K | −0.7% | #162 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | 118 | 9.3 | $853K | −1.3% | #195 of 387 |
| 7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 49 | 68 | 10.7 | $748K | +3.5% | #200 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, AL | 49 | 73 | 11.6 | $727K | +2.5% | #202 of 387 |
| 9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 46 | 130 | 13.2 | $698K | +14.8% | #226 of 387 |
| 11Anniston-Oxford, AL | 34 | 57 | 12.7 | $582K | −0.3% | #315 of 387 |
Other business types in the Anniston-Oxford metro 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians23
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 pet businesses in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area spend on pets?
About $33.2M a year, or $737 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $582K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,015 households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 12.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $582K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Anniston-Oxford metro area would have about 38, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,813 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anniston-Oxford metro area at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. Median household income in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is $55,029, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. The Anniston-Oxford metro area scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #315 of 387 scored metro areas.
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