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Pet businesses in Covington County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Covington County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,572 of 2,200 scored counties
#42 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On pets · $750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $549K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,947
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet businesses in Covington County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Covington County comes to about $11M a year: $750 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $549K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Covington County in 2023. That is one for every 2,092 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Covington County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Covington County is 39 (lower middle), #1,572 of 2,200 scored counties and #42 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Covington 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 | Covington County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $549K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,092 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $750 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,456 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Covington 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 Covington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,947+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,642
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,031 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,062
- Median home value
- $152,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,850
- Daytime population
- 35,530Residents 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 |
| 42Covington County, AL | 39 | 20 | 13.7 | $549K | +1.2% | #1,572 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Covington 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Covington County, AL?
There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Covington County, AL spend on pets?
About $11M a year, or $750 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $549K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Covington County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Covington County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $549K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Covington County would have about 13, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,092 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Covington County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Covington County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,572 of 2,200 scored counties.
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