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Pet stores in Franklin County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Franklin 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On pets · $724 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,449
+1.1% 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

At $724 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $8.7M a year on pets. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Franklin County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet stores on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.42.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$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+1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$724$834$909
Median household income$53,338$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
20 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,449+1.1% since 2020
Households
11,954
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,338+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,636
Median home value
$136,000
Jobs located here
10,404
Daytime population
28,894Residents 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County, ALNot scored21.7$4.3M+1.1%

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Franklin County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in Franklin County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 11,954 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2 pet stores 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 stores to household spending.

How fast is Franklin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Franklin County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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