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Pet businesses in Chambers County, AL

How Chambers County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,463 of 2,200 scored counties
#39 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On pets · $705 a household
Spending per listing
$789K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,253
−0.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Chambers County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Chambers County spend about $9.5M a year on pets, or $705 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $789K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chambers County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Chambers County is 41 (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,200 scored counties and #39 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.

How Chambers County 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.

Pet businesses in Chambers County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.99.910.4
Spending per listing$789K$843K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0511,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$705$834$909
Median household income$49,656$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,253−0.9% since 2020
Households
13,434
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$49,656+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,288
Median home value
$135,800
Jobs located here
8,841
Daytime population
28,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Chambers County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL854711.5$841K+18.0%#34 of 2,200
2Autauga County, AL822310.0$895K+5.1%#54 of 2,200
3Tuscaloosa County, AL79626.9$1.2M+3.8%#82 of 2,200
4Blount County, AL75167.2$1.1M+1.8%#157 of 2,200
5Dale County, AL71136.6$1.1M+1.3%#241 of 2,200
6Coffee County, AL71209.5$886K+6.3%#254 of 2,200
7Elmore County, AL703410.3$861K+4.2%#286 of 2,200
8Madison County, AL6919511.8$840K+11.0%#324 of 2,200
9Chilton County, AL682011.2$709K+5.9%#371 of 2,200
10Lee County, AL67679.6$874K+8.6%#390 of 2,200
39Chambers County, AL41128.9$789K−0.9%#1,463 of 2,200

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Chambers County, AL?

There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chambers County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chambers County, AL spend on pets?

About $9.5M a year, or $705 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $789K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,434 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chambers County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Chambers County has 8.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $789K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chambers County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Chambers County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 34,253 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,434 households. The median household income in Chambers County is $49,656 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Chambers County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chambers County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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