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Pet businesses in Cullman County, AL
How Cullman 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #883 of 2,200 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 49
- 6 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On pets · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $583K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,009
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Cullman County comes to about $28.6M a year: $809 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $583K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Cullman County has 49 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 12%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Cullman 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 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cullman County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Cullman County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #883 of 2,200 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Cullman 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 | Cullman County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $583K | $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 | +6.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $809 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,656 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 496 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Cullman 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 Cullman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,009+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,347
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 735 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $62,656+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,606
- Median home value
- $199,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,045
- Daytime population
- 83,269Residents 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 |
| 25Cullman County, AL | 55 | 49 | 13.9 | $583K | +6.7% | #883 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cullman 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cullman County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 pet businesses in Cullman County. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cullman County, AL spend on pets?
About $28.6M a year, or $809 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $583K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,347 households in Cullman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cullman County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cullman County has 13.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $583K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cullman County would have about 33, against 49 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 Cullman County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cullman County at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. Median household income in Cullman County is $62,656, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Cullman County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #883 of 2,200 scored counties.
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