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Pet businesses in Montgomery County, AL
How Montgomery 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 58
- 11 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.4M
- On pets · $792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 pet businesses in Montgomery County. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $792 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $72.4M a year on pets. Spread across 58 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,611 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $873K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #416 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,611 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $792 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 35−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 439
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $873K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents 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 |
| 11Montgomery County, AL | 66 | 58 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −1.1% | #416 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Montgomery County, AL?
There are 58 pet businesses on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on pets?
About $72.4M a year, or $792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Montgomery County has 6.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 82, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,611 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 66 for pet businesses (upper middle), #416 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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