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Pet businesses in Lauderdale County, AL
How Lauderdale 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #701 of 2,200 scored counties
#22 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 45
- 8 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $711K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,135
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 pet businesses in Lauderdale County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 18%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $815 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $32M a year on pets. That is about $711K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lauderdale County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 2,181 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lauderdale County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #701 of 2,200 scored counties and #22 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $711K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,181 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 458 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,135+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 39,258
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,306
- Median home value
- $200,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,814
- Daytime population
- 90,942Residents 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 |
| 22Lauderdale County, AL | 59 | 45 | 11.5 | $711K | +3.3% | #701 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lauderdale County, AL?
Lauderdale County has 45 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, AL spend on pets?
About $32M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $711K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lauderdale County has 11.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $711K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 36, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,181 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #701 of 2,200 scored counties.
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