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Pet stores in Alaska

Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
62
12 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$292.8M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
2.3
15% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4.7M
4% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#22 of 51
Market score 55 · Upper middle

A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 pet stores in Alaska. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Alaska comes to about $292.8M a year: $1,082 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per store, 4% 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 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Alaska in 2023. That is one for every 13,527 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #22 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (72). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 57.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK72281.9$6M+1.9%#41 of 382
2Fairbanks-College, AK34123.3$3.2M−1.4%#312 of 382

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK5753.8$3M−1.8%#76 of 220
Ketchikan, AKNot scored11.7$6M−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK7671.8$6.1M+10.4%#88 of 974
2Anchorage Municipality, AK72211.9$6M−1.3%#137 of 974
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK42123.3$3.2M−1.4%#623 of 974
4Juneau City and Borough, AK4053.8$3M−1.8%#652 of 974
5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK3893.7$2.7M+5.1%#674 of 974
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored11.7$6M−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored12.2$4.6M−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored12.9$3.7M−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored13.5$3M−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored28.3$1M+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored14.4$1.8M−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored17.3$1.3M−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Alaska?

There are 62 pet stores on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in Alaska spend on pets?

About $292.8M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Alaska has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.7M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Alaska would have about 65, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,527 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for pet stores?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 57 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 55 for pet stores (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. 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.

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