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Pet stores in Jefferson County, AL
How Jefferson County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #133 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 29
- 14 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $236.4M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $236.4M a year on pets, or $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 pet stores, that is $8.2M per store, 80% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Jefferson County has 29 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Jefferson County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 22,490 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $133K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Jefferson County is 72 (upper middle), #133 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $5.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,490 | 19,775 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 160
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $133K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelby County, AL | 82 | 16 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +6.5% | #40 of 974 |
| 2Lee County, AL | 81 | 10 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +8.6% | #48 of 974 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 77 | 5 | 1.4 | $6.1M | +7.1% | #77 of 974 |
| 4Tuscaloosa County, AL | 76 | 11 | 1.2 | $6.9M | +3.8% | #87 of 974 |
| 5Baldwin County, AL | 76 | 19 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +14.8% | #90 of 974 |
| 6Elmore County, AL | 74 | 5 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +4.2% | #111 of 974 |
| 7Jefferson County, AL | 72 | 29 | 1.1 | $8.2M | −1.3% | #133 of 974 |
| 8Madison County, AL | 69 | 35 | 2.1 | $4.7M | +11.0% | #184 of 974 |
| 9Mobile County, AL | 66 | 19 | 1.2 | $6.8M | −0.7% | #220 of 974 |
| 10Morgan County, AL | 64 | 8 | 1.6 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #247 of 974 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Jefferson County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet stores in Jefferson County. 14 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on pets?
About $236.4M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Jefferson County has 1.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $8.2M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 52, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,490 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 72 for pet stores (upper middle), #133 of 974 scored counties.
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