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Pet businesses in Bibb County, GA
How Bibb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #536 of 2,200 scored counties
#46 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 46
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.6M
- On pets · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $992K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,556
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 pet businesses in Bibb County. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Bibb County spend about $45.6M a year on pets, or $761 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $992K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bibb County in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,497 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Bibb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bibb County is 63 (upper middle), #536 of 2,200 scored counties and #46 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bibb 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 | Bibb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $992K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,497 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $761 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,234 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bibb 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 Bibb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,556+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 59,921
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $51,234+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,238
- Median home value
- $174,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,869
- Daytime population
- 177,412Residents 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 |
| 46Bibb County, GA | 63 | 46 | 7.7 | $992K | +0.3% | #536 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bibb 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bibb County, GA?
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in Bibb County as of September 2026. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bibb County, GA spend on pets?
About $45.6M a year, or $761 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $992K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,921 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bibb County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bibb County has 7.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $992K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bibb County would have about 52, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,497 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Bibb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bibb County at 157,556 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,921 households. The median household income in Bibb County is $51,234 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bibb County scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #536 of 2,200 scored counties.
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