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Pet businesses in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
297
35 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
169
+19.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$292.8M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
11.0
6% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$986K
12% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#20 of 51
Market score 56 · Upper middle

A site report maps the pet businesses on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Alaska has 297 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $1,082 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $292.8M a year on pets. That works out to $986K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Alaska was 169 in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,601 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $11.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #20 for pet businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (62). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (76).

Every market in Alaska for pet businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK6216711.2$1M+1.9%#99 of 387
2Fairbanks-College, AK464612.7$833K−1.4%#223 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK761410.6$1.1M−1.8%#24 of 527
2Ketchikan, AK6558.7$1.2M−2.6%#92 of 527

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau City and Borough, AK751410.6$1.1M−1.8%#160 of 2,200
2Anchorage Municipality, AK661049.6$1.2M−1.3%#418 of 2,200
3Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK6558.7$1.2M−2.6%#455 of 2,200
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK576315.8$679K+10.4%#788 of 2,200
5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK544612.7$833K−1.4%#900 of 2,200
6Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK493916.0$622K+5.1%#1,162 of 2,200
7Kodiak Island Borough, AK46715.1$664K−5.0%#1,282 of 2,200
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored14.4$2.6M−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored27.1$1.4M−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored514.5$739K−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored27.0$1.5M−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored416.5$506K+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored14.4$1.8M−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored321.9$424K−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored117.7$582K+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Alaska?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 297 pet businesses in Alaska. 35 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 372 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alaska spend on pets?

About $292.8M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 297 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $986K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Alaska has 11.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $986K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Alaska would have about 333, against 297 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,601 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for pet businesses?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Juneau City and Borough scores highest, at 75 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. 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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