Pets · Metro area · Alabama
Pet businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area
How the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #226 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 130
- 21 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- +34.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.7M
- On pets · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $698K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area comes to about $90.7M a year: $920 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $698K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 130 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area was 78 in 2023, up 34.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,264 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 133 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $475K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #226 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area 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 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $698K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,264 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.5% | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $920 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78+34.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 647
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 133Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13021 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $475K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area, 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 the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 74 | 69 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #33 of 387 |
| 2Montgomery, AL | 67 | 118 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #63 of 387 |
| 3Huntsville, AL | 65 | 242 | 11.7 | $840K | +12.5% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Birmingham, AL | 63 | 418 | 9.0 | $995K | +1.4% | #95 of 387 |
| 5Auburn-Opelika, AL | 61 | 71 | 9.3 | $895K | +7.1% | #105 of 387 |
| 6Mobile, AL | 54 | 133 | 8.2 | $967K | −0.7% | #162 of 387 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 50 | 118 | 9.3 | $853K | −1.3% | #195 of 387 |
| 7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 49 | 68 | 10.7 | $748K | +3.5% | #200 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, AL | 49 | 73 | 11.6 | $727K | +2.5% | #202 of 387 |
| 9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 46 | 130 | 13.2 | $698K | +14.8% | #226 of 387 |
Other business types in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area
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 businesses46
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 pet businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. 21 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 34.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 133 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area spend on pets?
About $90.7M a year, or $920 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $698K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 13.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $698K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area would have about 103, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,264 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #226 of 387 scored metro areas.
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