Pets · County · Alabama
Pet stores in Madison County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Madison County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 35
- 17 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $163.8M
- On pets · $993 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,516
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 pet stores in Madison County. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Madison County spend about $163.8M a year on pets, or $993 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 10,314 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $241K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Madison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Madison County is 69 (upper middle), #184 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $5.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,314 | 19,775 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $993 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,499 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $241K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,516+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 165,031
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,432
- Median home value
- $299,200
- Jobs located here
- 217,020
- Daytime population
- 448,110Residents 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 Madison 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Madison County, AL?
Madison County has 35 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Madison County, AL spend on pets?
About $163.8M a year, or $993 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Madison County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.7M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 36, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,314 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 69 for pet stores (upper middle), #184 of 974 scored counties.
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