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Pet stores in Covington County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Covington County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11M
On pets · $750 a household
Spending per listing
$11M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
37,947
+1.2% 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

Households in Covington County spend about $11M a year on pets, or $750 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Covington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Covington County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet store on map listings, Covington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Covington 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 stores 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 stores in Covington County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCovington CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.42.0
Spending per listing$11M$5.8M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a19,77513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$750$834$909
Median household income$52,456$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
2The 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 and pet supplies stores in Covington 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 Covington County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,947+1.2% since 2020
Households
14,642
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,031 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,062
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
11,850
Daytime population
35,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Covington County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shelby County, AL82161.8$5.8M+6.5%#40 of 974
2Lee County, AL81101.4$5.9M+8.6%#48 of 974
3St. Clair County, AL7751.4$6.1M+7.1%#77 of 974
4Tuscaloosa County, AL76111.2$6.9M+3.8%#87 of 974
5Baldwin County, AL76191.9$4.8M+14.8%#90 of 974
6Elmore County, AL7451.5$5.9M+4.2%#111 of 974
7Jefferson County, AL72291.1$8.2M−1.3%#133 of 974
8Madison County, AL69352.1$4.7M+11.0%#184 of 974
9Mobile County, AL66191.2$6.8M−0.7%#220 of 974
10Morgan County, AL6481.6$5.3M+2.6%#247 of 974
Covington County, ALNot scored10.7$11M+1.2%

Other business types in Covington County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Covington County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in Covington County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Covington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11M a year, or $750 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $11M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Covington County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Covington County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Covington County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Covington County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% 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. 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. Covington County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Covington County

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