Pets · County · Alabama
Pet businesses in St. Clair County, AL
How St. Clair 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #521 of 2,200 scored counties
#16 of 51 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 40
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On pets · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $759K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,206
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Clair County spend about $30.4M a year on pets, or $865 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $759K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
St. Clair County has 40 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 18%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Clair County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,848 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $485K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Clair County.
Population estimates show St. Clair County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #521 of 2,200 scored counties and #16 of 51 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $759K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,848 | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $865 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,463 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 407 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $485K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,206+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,107
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,073
- Median home value
- $226,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,156
- Daytime population
- 72,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with St. Clair County marked.
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 |
| 16St. Clair County, AL | 64 | 40 | 11.4 | $759K | +7.1% | #521 of 2,200 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. Clair County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pet businesses in St. Clair County. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, AL spend on pets?
About $30.4M a year, or $865 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $759K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. Clair County has 11.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $759K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 35, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,848 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #521 of 2,200 scored counties.
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