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Pet businesses in Henry County, AL

How Henry 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #468 of 2,200 scored counties
#14 of 51 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.6M
On pets · $789 a household
Spending per listing
$928K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,394
+7.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $789 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $5.6M a year on pets. That is about $928K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry County in 2023. That is one for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henry County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #468 of 2,200 scored counties and #14 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Henry 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.

Pet businesses in Henry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.59.910.4
Spending per listing$928K$843K$878K
Households per official establishment1,7662,0511,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$789$834$909
Median household income$59,931$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$810K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,394+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,062
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
562 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$59,931+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,432
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
4,000
Daytime population
13,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL854711.5$841K+18.0%#34 of 2,200
2Autauga County, AL822310.0$895K+5.1%#54 of 2,200
3Tuscaloosa County, AL79626.9$1.2M+3.8%#82 of 2,200
4Blount County, AL75167.2$1.1M+1.8%#157 of 2,200
5Dale County, AL71136.6$1.1M+1.3%#241 of 2,200
6Coffee County, AL71209.5$886K+6.3%#254 of 2,200
7Elmore County, AL703410.3$861K+4.2%#286 of 2,200
8Madison County, AL6919511.8$840K+11.0%#324 of 2,200
9Chilton County, AL682011.2$709K+5.9%#371 of 2,200
10Lee County, AL67679.6$874K+8.6%#390 of 2,200
14Henry County, AL6568.5$928K+7.1%#468 of 2,200

Other business types in Henry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Henry County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet businesses in Henry County. None of them 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. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Henry County, AL spend on pets?

About $5.6M a year, or $789 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $928K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,062 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Henry County has 8.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $928K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 18,394 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,062 households. Median household income in Henry County is $59,931, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Henry County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #468 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Henry County

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