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Pet businesses in Russell County, AL
How Russell 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,563 of 2,200 scored counties
#41 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On pets · $709 a household
- Spending per listing
- $607K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,898
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Russell County comes to about $17M a year: $709 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $607K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 28 pet businesses on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Russell County in 2023. That is one for every 2,394 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Russell County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Russell County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,563 of 2,200 scored counties and #41 of 51 scored counties in Alabama.
How Russell 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 | Russell County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $607K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,394 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $709 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,197 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,898−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,938
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 641 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $51,197+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,551
- Median home value
- $165,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,941
- Daytime population
- 51,647Residents 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 |
| 41Russell County, AL | 39 | 28 | 11.7 | $607K | −0.6% | #1,563 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Russell 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Russell County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet businesses in Russell County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Russell County, AL spend on pets?
About $17M a year, or $709 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $607K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,938 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Russell County has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $607K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Russell County would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,394 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Russell County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 58,898 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,938 households. Median household income in Russell County is $51,197, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Russell County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,563 of 2,200 scored counties.
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