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Pet businesses in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area
The pet businesses in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #223 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska
- Listings
- 46
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.3M
- On pets · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $833K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Fairbanks-College metro area comes to about $38.3M a year: $1,054 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 46 pet businesses, that is $833K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in the Fairbanks-College metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Fairbanks-College metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,581 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fairbanks-College metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Fairbanks-College metro area is 46 (lower middle), #223 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska.
How the Fairbanks-College metro area compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Fairbanks-College metro area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $833K | $986K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,581 | 1,601 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,054 | $1,082 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 the Fairbanks-College metro area, 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 the Fairbanks-College metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 62 | 167 | 11.2 | $1M | +1.9% | #99 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 46 | 46 | 12.7 | $833K | −1.4% | #223 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fairbanks-College metro area
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 businesses46
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 pet businesses in the Fairbanks-College metro area. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area spend on pets?
About $38.3M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $833K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in the Fairbanks-College metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Fairbanks-College metro area has 12.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $833K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Fairbanks-College metro area would have about 44, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,581 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairbanks-College metro area at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. Median household income in the Fairbanks-College metro area is $88,267, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.6%, 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. The Fairbanks-College metro area scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #223 of 387 scored metro areas.
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