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Pet businesses in Bryan County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bryan County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #138 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18M
On pets · $1,086 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,062
+15.6% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bryan County is 76 (high), #138 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet businesses in Bryan County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Bryan County comes to about $18M a year: $1,086 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bryan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,509 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $243K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bryan County. Population estimates put the population change in Bryan County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bryan 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.

Pet businesses in Bryan County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBryan CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.69.810.4
Spending per listing$1.1M$951K$878K
Households per official establishment1,5091,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,086$936$909
Median household income$103,408$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7671

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 11
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$243K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bryan 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 Bryan County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,062+15.6% since 2020
Households
16,603
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$103,408+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,591
Median home value
$343,200
Jobs located here
8,674
Daytime population
38,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bryan County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA91477.8$1.3M+12.7%#3 of 2,200
2Pike County, GA9068.9$1.1M+10.5%#7 of 2,200
3Henry County, GA88667.6$1.2M+9.5%#11 of 2,200
4Douglas County, GA87377.1$1.3M+6.6%#13 of 2,200
5Newton County, GA87297.0$1.3M+11.2%#14 of 2,200
6Haralson County, GA85108.5$1M+10.0%#28 of 2,200
7Effingham County, GA852510.3$945K+14.1%#31 of 2,200
8Harris County, GA831713.0$808K+6.8%#44 of 2,200
9Lee County, GA82108.1$1.2M+2.9%#50 of 2,200
10Houston County, GA82599.2$988K+8.5%#53 of 2,200
19Bryan County, GA76169.6$1.1M+15.6%#138 of 2,200

Other business types in Bryan County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Bryan County, GA?

There are 16 pet businesses on map listings in Bryan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bryan County, GA spend on pets?

About $18M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,603 households in Bryan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bryan County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Bryan County has 9.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bryan County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,509 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Bryan County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bryan County at 52,062 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,603 households. The median household income in Bryan County is $103,408 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Bryan County scores 76 for pet businesses (high), #138 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Bryan County

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