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Pet businesses in Wilcox County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Wilcox 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On pets · $646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $831K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,666
- −8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Wilcox County comes to about $2.5M a year: $646 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet businesses, that is $831K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 3 pet businesses on map listings in Wilcox County as of September 2026. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wilcox County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilcox County declined 8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet businesses on map listings, Wilcox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Wilcox 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 | Wilcox County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $831K | $843K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,051 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $646 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $40,640 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,666−8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,860
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,212
- Median home value
- $98,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,411
- Daytime population
- 9,208Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wilcox County?
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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 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Not scored | 3 | 7.8 | $831K | −8.3% |
Other business types in Wilcox 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wilcox County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet businesses in Wilcox County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wilcox County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wilcox County, AL spend on pets?
About $2.5M a year, or $646 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $831K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilcox County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wilcox County has 7.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $831K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wilcox 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.
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