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Pet businesses in Franklin County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Franklin County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #955 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $721K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,449
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in Franklin County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Franklin County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $724 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $721K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 2,989 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Franklin County is 53 (upper middle), #955 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $721K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,989 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $724 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,338 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $619K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,449+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,954
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 634 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,338+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,636
- Median home value
- $136,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,404
- Daytime population
- 28,894Residents 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 Franklin 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 |
| 28Franklin County, AL | 53 | 12 | 10.0 | $721K | +1.1% | #955 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Franklin County, AL?
Franklin County has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, AL spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $721K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,954 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Franklin County has 10.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $721K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,989 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #955 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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