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Veterinarians in Autauga County, AL

How Autauga County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #90 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 38 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On pets · $898 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% since 2020

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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

The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Autauga County is 80 (high), #90 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 38 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

Household spending on pets in Autauga County comes to about $20.6M a year: $898 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Autauga County has 6 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Autauga County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,583 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Autauga County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Autauga 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 veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Veterinarians in Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.73.3
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.3M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,5833,5413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.2%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$898$834$909
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score8039

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 veterinary services in Autauga 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 Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Autauga County, AL8062.6$3.4M+5.1%#90 of 1,485
2Limestone County, AL78143.4$2.8M+18.0%#126 of 1,485
3Tuscaloosa County, AL77232.6$3.3M+3.8%#131 of 1,485
4St. Clair County, AL74102.8$3M+7.1%#199 of 1,485
5Lauderdale County, AL69133.3$2.5M+3.3%#307 of 1,485
6Elmore County, AL67103.0$2.9M+4.2%#336 of 1,485
7Cullman County, AL66113.1$2.6M+6.7%#361 of 1,485
8Blount County, AL6452.3$3.6M+1.8%#395 of 1,485
9Shelby County, AL63374.3$2.5M+6.5%#433 of 1,485
10Madison County, AL63724.4$2.3M+11.0%#439 of 1,485

Other business types in Autauga County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Autauga County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Autauga County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on pets?

About $20.6M a year, or $898 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Autauga County has 2.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.4M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Autauga County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,583 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 80 for veterinarians (high), #90 of 1,485 scored counties.

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