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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Autauga County, AL
How Autauga County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 31 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On pets · $898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,920
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Autauga County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #137 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 31 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
At $898 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Autauga County spend about $20.6M a year on pets. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Autauga County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Autauga County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Autauga County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Autauga 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 grooming and boarding 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 | Autauga County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,464 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $898 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,481 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 62 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 (except veterinary) in Autauga 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 Autauga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,920+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 22,917
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,032
- Median home value
- $207,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,369
- Daytime population
- 48,701Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lee County, AL | 80 | 15 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +8.6% | #60 of 1,461 |
| 2Tuscaloosa County, AL | 78 | 22 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #85 of 1,461 |
| 3Madison County, AL | 75 | 69 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +11.0% | #128 of 1,461 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 74 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +5.1% | #137 of 1,461 |
| 5Coffee County, AL | 73 | 6 | 2.9 | $3M | +6.3% | #159 of 1,461 |
| 6Montgomery County, AL | 70 | 13 | 1.4 | $5.6M | −1.1% | #221 of 1,461 |
| 7Jefferson County, AL | 70 | 59 | 2.2 | $4M | −1.3% | #222 of 1,461 |
| 8Morgan County, AL | 70 | 19 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #243 of 1,461 |
| 9Limestone County, AL | 69 | 22 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +18.0% | #269 of 1,461 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 65 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #361 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Autauga 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Autauga County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Autauga County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Autauga County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on pets?
About $20.6M a year, or $898 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Autauga County has 3.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.
How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 74 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #137 of 1,461 scored counties.
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