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Pet stores in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 974 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 21
- 5 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $125.7M
- On pets · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet stores in Anchorage Municipality. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 24%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $1,157 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $125.7M a year on pets. That works out to $6M per store, 32% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Anchorage Municipality in 2023. That is one for every 15,514 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Anchorage Municipality scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #137 of 974 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $4.7M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,514 | 13,527 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,157 | $1,082 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 76 | 7 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +10.4% | #88 of 974 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 72 | 21 | 1.9 | $6M | −1.3% | #137 of 974 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 42 | 12 | 3.3 | $3.2M | −1.4% | #623 of 974 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 40 | 5 | 3.8 | $3M | −1.8% | #652 of 974 |
| 5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 38 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +5.1% | #674 of 974 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
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
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
There are 21 pet stores on map listings in Anchorage Municipality as of September 2026. 5 of them (24%) 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 Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on pets?
About $125.7M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Anchorage Municipality has 1.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 28, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,514 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 72 for pet stores (upper middle), #137 of 974 scored counties.
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