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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeKalb County, AL
How DeKalb 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,015 of 1,461 scored counties
#27 of 31 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On pets · $704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,085
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in DeKalb County spend about $18.4M a year on pets, or $704 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,015 of 1,461 scored counties and #27 of 31 scored counties in Alabama.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $704 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,204 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 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
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,085+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 26,181
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $51,204+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,235
- Median home value
- $152,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,918
- Daytime population
- 67,317Residents 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 |
| 27DeKalb County, AL | 38 | 11 | 4.2 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #1,015 of 1,461 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in DeKalb County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeKalb County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeKalb County, AL spend on pets?
About $18.4M a year, or $704 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 26,181 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
DeKalb County has 4.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, AL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 74,085 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,181 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $51,204, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. DeKalb County scores 38 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,015 of 1,461 scored counties.
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