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Pet businesses in Coffee County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Coffee County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #254 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
20
7 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.7M
On pets · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$886K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,953
+6.3% 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 20 pet businesses in Coffee County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 35%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Coffee County comes to about $17.7M a year: $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $886K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Coffee County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,098 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coffee County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Coffee County is 71 (upper middle), #254 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Coffee 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 Coffee County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.59.910.4
Spending per listing$886K$843K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0982,0511,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$845$834$909
Median household income$68,353$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
208
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
207 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Coffee 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 Coffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,953+6.3% since 2020
Households
20,984
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
679 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$68,353+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,186
Median home value
$188,600
Jobs located here
16,173
Daytime population
51,210Residents 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 Coffee 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

Other business types in Coffee County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Coffee County, AL?

There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Coffee County as of September 2026. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $17.7M a year, or $845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $886K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,984 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coffee County has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $886K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,098 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 56,953 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,984 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $68,353 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Coffee County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #254 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Coffee County

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