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Pet businesses in Marengo County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Marengo County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On pets · $734 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,311
−5.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet businesses in Marengo County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

At $734 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Marengo County spend about $5.8M a year on pets. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marengo County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Marengo County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Marengo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marengo 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 Marengo County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMarengo CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.59.910.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$843K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0511,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$734$834$909
Median household income$43,825$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Marengo 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 Marengo County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,311−5.0% since 2020
Households
7,898
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
977 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,748
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
7,402
Daytime population
17,810Residents 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 Marengo 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
Marengo County, ALNot scored22.5$2.9M−5.0%

Other business types in Marengo County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Marengo County, AL?

Marengo County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marengo County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marengo County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Marengo County would have about 7, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marengo County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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