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Pet businesses in Barrow County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Barrow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #360 of 2,200 scored counties
#37 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 34
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.8M
- On pets · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $818K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,773
- +18.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $903 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Barrow County spend about $27.8M a year on pets. That is about $818K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Barrow County has 34 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Barrow County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,620 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $862K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Barrow County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barrow County grew 18.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Barrow County is 68 (upper middle), #360 of 2,200 scored counties and #37 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Barrow County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Barrow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $818K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,620 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $903 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $862K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Barrow 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 Barrow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,773+18.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,789
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $80,653+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,651
- Median home value
- $294,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,333
- Daytime population
- 69,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 91 | 47 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +12.7% | #3 of 2,200 |
| 2Pike County, GA | 90 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +10.5% | #7 of 2,200 |
| 3Henry County, GA | 88 | 66 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +9.5% | #11 of 2,200 |
| 4Douglas County, GA | 87 | 37 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #13 of 2,200 |
| 5Newton County, GA | 87 | 29 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +11.2% | #14 of 2,200 |
| 6Haralson County, GA | 85 | 10 | 8.5 | $1M | +10.0% | #28 of 2,200 |
| 7Effingham County, GA | 85 | 25 | 10.3 | $945K | +14.1% | #31 of 2,200 |
| 8Harris County, GA | 83 | 17 | 13.0 | $808K | +6.8% | #44 of 2,200 |
| 9Lee County, GA | 82 | 10 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #50 of 2,200 |
| 10Houston County, GA | 82 | 59 | 9.2 | $988K | +8.5% | #53 of 2,200 |
| 37Barrow County, GA | 68 | 34 | 11.0 | $818K | +18.7% | #360 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Barrow 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Barrow County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 pet businesses in Barrow County. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barrow County, GA spend on pets?
About $27.8M a year, or $903 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 34 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $818K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,789 households in Barrow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barrow County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Barrow County has 11.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $818K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Barrow County would have about 32, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,620 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Barrow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Barrow County at 99,773 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,789 households. Median household income in Barrow County is $80,653, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Barrow County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #360 of 2,200 scored counties.
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