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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Scottsboro, AL area

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Scottsboro, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On pets · $730 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,281
+3.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Scottsboro area. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in the Scottsboro area comes to about $15.9M a year: $730 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Scottsboro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Scottsboro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, the Scottsboro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Scottsboro area 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 Scottsboro, AL area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureScottsboro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.83.43.6
Spending per listing$4M$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+3.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$730$834$909
Median household income$51,908$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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
54,281+3.3% since 2020
Households
21,795
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,078 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$51,908+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,531
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
15,481
Daytime population
47,263Residents 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 small-town markets in Alabama for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Scottsboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alabama

Small-town markets in Alabama ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Enterprise, AL8162.9$3M+6.3%#12 of 387
LaGrange, GA-AL75143.5$2.2M+3.0%#32 of 387
2Albertville, AL66215.8$1.4M+6.0%#81 of 387
3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL6392.4$3.1M0.0%#93 of 387
4Cullman, AL57195.4$1.5M+6.7%#145 of 387
5Alexander City, AL4884.7$1.6M−0.8%#211 of 387
6Fort Payne, AL47114.2$1.7M+3.4%#221 of 387
Scottsboro, ALNot scored41.8$4M+3.3%

Other business types in the Scottsboro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Scottsboro, AL area?

There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Scottsboro area as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in the Scottsboro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Scottsboro, AL area spend on pets?

About $15.9M a year, or $730 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,795 households in the Scottsboro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Scottsboro area has 1.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Scottsboro area would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is the Scottsboro, AL area growing?

Population estimates put the Scottsboro area at 54,281 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,795 households. The median household income in the Scottsboro area is $51,908 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Scottsboro area has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 the Scottsboro area

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