Pets · County · Alabama
Pet stores in Mobile County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Mobile County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #220 of 974 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 19
- 8 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128.6M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Mobile County comes to about $128.6M a year: $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 pet stores, that is $6.8M per store, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 19 pet stores on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Mobile County in 2023. That is one for every 23,095 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mobile County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #220 of 974 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $5.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,095 | 19,775 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $834 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 198 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pet stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Mobile 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 |
Other business types in Mobile 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Mobile County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet stores in Mobile County. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on pets?
About $128.6M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Mobile County has 1.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.8M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Mobile County would have about 28, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,095 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 66 for pet stores (upper middle), #220 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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