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Pet stores in the Chugach Census Area, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Chugach Census Area, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On pets · $1,065 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,553
−7.5% since 2020

See the pet stores around any address in the Chugach Census Area

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 the Chugach Census Area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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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

At $1,065 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Chugach Census Area spend about $3M a year on pets. That works out to $3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There is 1 pet store on map listings in the Chugach Census Area as of September 2026. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Chugach Census Area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Chugach Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −7.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How the Chugach Census Area 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.

Pet stores in Chugach Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureChugach Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.32.0
Spending per listing$3M$4.7M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,52713,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,065$1,082$909
Median household income$90,509$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
10 chain locations
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 the Chugach Census Area, 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 the Chugach Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,553−7.5% since 2020
Households
2,861
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$90,509
Average household income
$112,444
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in the Chugach Census Area?

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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Pet stores across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for pet stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Chugach Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

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
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored13.5$3M−7.5%

Other business types in the Chugach Census Area

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Chugach Census Area, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in the Chugach Census Area. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Chugach Census Area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Chugach Census Area, AK spend on pets?

About $3M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 2,861 households in the Chugach Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Chugach Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Chugach Census Area has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is the Chugach Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Chugach Census Area at 6,553 people in 2025, down 7.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,861 households. The median household income in the Chugach Census Area is $90,509 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Chugach Census Area. 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 the Chugach Census Area

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Chugach Census Area?

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