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Pet businesses in Dale County, AL
The pet businesses in Dale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #241 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,912
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Dale County comes to about $14.6M a year: $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 13 pet businesses on map listings in Dale County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dale County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,932 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dale County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Dale County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #241 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dale 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 | Dale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,932 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $743 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,963 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Dale 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 Dale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,912+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,266
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Jobs located here
- 15,272
- Daytime population
- 47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Dale County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Dale 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Dale County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Dale County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Dale County has 6.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dale County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,932 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Dale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Dale County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #241 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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