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Pet businesses in Colbert County, AL
How Colbert 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.9M
- On pets · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $821K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,474
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet businesses in Colbert County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, 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 Colbert County comes to about $18.9M a year: $777 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 pet businesses, that is $821K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Colbert County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,209 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $232K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Colbert County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colbert County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Colbert County is 62 (upper middle), #581 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Colbert 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 | Colbert County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $821K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,209 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $777 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,628 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $232K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Colbert 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 Colbert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,474+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 24,301
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $60,628+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,445
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,900
- Daytime population
- 58,699Residents 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 |
| 17Colbert County, AL | 62 | 23 | 9.5 | $821K | +3.8% | #581 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Colbert 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Colbert County, AL?
Colbert County has 23 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Colbert County, AL spend on pets?
About $18.9M a year, or $777 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $821K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,301 households in Colbert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colbert County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Colbert County has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $821K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Colbert County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,209 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Colbert County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Colbert County at 59,474 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,301 households. The median household income in Colbert County is $60,628 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Colbert County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #581 of 2,200 scored counties.
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