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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lowndes County, AL

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lowndes County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On pets · $642 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,359
−9.0% since 2020

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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

Household spending on pets in Lowndes County comes to about $2.8M a year: $642 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Lowndes County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lowndes County declined 9.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lowndes 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Lowndes County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLowndes CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.43.6
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4645,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+51.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$642$834$909
Median household income$37,052$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,359−9.0% since 2020
Households
4,284
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$37,052
Average household income
$60,874
Median home value
$86,300
Jobs located here
3,065
Daytime population
9,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Lowndes County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lee County, AL80152.2$3.9M+8.6%#60 of 1,461
2Tuscaloosa County, AL78222.4$3.4M+3.8%#85 of 1,461
3Madison County, AL75694.2$2.4M+11.0%#128 of 1,461
4Autauga County, AL7483.5$2.6M+5.1%#137 of 1,461
5Coffee County, AL7362.9$3M+6.3%#159 of 1,461
6Montgomery County, AL70131.4$5.6M−1.1%#221 of 1,461
7Jefferson County, AL70592.2$4M−1.3%#222 of 1,461
8Morgan County, AL70193.9$2.2M+2.6%#243 of 1,461
9Limestone County, AL69225.4$1.8M+18.0%#269 of 1,461
10Elmore County, AL65144.3$2.1M+4.2%#361 of 1,461
Lowndes County, ALNot scored12.3$2.8M−9.0%

Other business types in Lowndes County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lowndes County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Lowndes County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Lowndes County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lowndes County, AL spend on pets?

About $2.8M a year, or $642 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 4,284 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lowndes County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Lowndes County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Lowndes County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lowndes County at 9,359 people in 2025, down 9.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,284 households. Median household income in Lowndes County is $37,052, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Lowndes County

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