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Pet businesses in Mobile County, AL
The pet businesses in Mobile County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #684 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 133
- 19 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $128.6M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $967K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 133 pet businesses in Mobile County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Mobile County spend about $128.6M a year on pets, or $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $967K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mobile County in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 104 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Mobile County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #684 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $967K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,185 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 74+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 611
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The 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 Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents 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 |
| 20Mobile County, AL | 59 | 133 | 8.2 | $967K | −0.7% | #684 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Mobile 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
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Mobile County, AL?
There are 133 pet businesses on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. 19 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on pets?
About $128.6M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $967K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Mobile County has 8.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $967K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mobile County would have about 146, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #684 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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