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Pet businesses in Cherokee County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Cherokee County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,946 of 2,200 scored counties
#48 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On pets · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $386K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,413
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,946 of 2,200 scored counties and #48 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet businesses in Cherokee County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.6, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Cherokee County comes to about $7.7M a year: $757 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $386K of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cherokee County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $386K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,274 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $757 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,863 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,413+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,192
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,789
- Median home value
- $179,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,279
- Daytime population
- 21,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 85 | 47 | 11.5 | $841K | +18.0% | #34 of 2,200 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 82 | 23 | 10.0 | $895K | +5.1% | #54 of 2,200 |
| 3Tuscaloosa County, AL | 79 | 62 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #82 of 2,200 |
| 4Blount County, AL | 75 | 16 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #157 of 2,200 |
| 5Dale County, AL | 71 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #241 of 2,200 |
| 6Coffee County, AL | 71 | 20 | 9.5 | $886K | +6.3% | #254 of 2,200 |
| 7Elmore County, AL | 70 | 34 | 10.3 | $861K | +4.2% | #286 of 2,200 |
| 8Madison County, AL | 69 | 195 | 11.8 | $840K | +11.0% | #324 of 2,200 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 68 | 20 | 11.2 | $709K | +5.9% | #371 of 2,200 |
| 10Lee County, AL | 67 | 67 | 9.6 | $874K | +8.6% | #390 of 2,200 |
| 48Cherokee County, AL | 28 | 20 | 19.6 | $386K | +5.8% | #1,946 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians32
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cherokee County, AL?
Cherokee County has 20 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, AL spend on pets?
About $7.7M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $386K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cherokee County has 19.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $386K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Cherokee County scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,946 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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