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Pet stores in Lamar County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Lamar 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 none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On pets · $684 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 13,587
- −2.6% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Lamar County
The site report maps the pet stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lamar County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $684 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Lamar County spend about $3.5M a year on pets. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet stores in Lamar County. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lamar County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Lamar County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Lamar County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet stores on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $5.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,775 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $684 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 74 |
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
- 0
- 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 and pet supplies stores in Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,587−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,086
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $50,000+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,065
- Median home value
- $114,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,359
- Daytime population
- 11,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lamar County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Lamar County marked.
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 |
| Lamar County, AL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% |
Other business types in Lamar 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lamar County, AL?
There are no pet stores on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lamar County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lamar County, AL spend on pets?
About $3.5M a year, or $684 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,086 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lamar County has no pet stores on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lamar County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Lamar County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 13,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,086 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lamar County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lamar 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 Lamar County
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