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Pet businesses in Bulloch County, GA

The pet businesses in Bulloch County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #361 of 2,200 scored counties
#38 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
30
9 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.2M
On pets · $786 a household
Spending per listing
$808K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,949
+8.8% 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

At $786 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Bulloch County spend about $24.2M a year on pets. That is about $808K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Bulloch County has 30 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Bulloch County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,374 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Bulloch County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bulloch County is 68 (upper middle), #361 of 2,200 scored counties and #38 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Bulloch 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 Bulloch County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBulloch CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.79.810.4
Spending per listing$808K$951K$878K
Households per official establishment2,3741,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$786$936$909
Median household income$58,810$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6871

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
309 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,949+8.8% since 2020
Households
30,856
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
676 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,460
Median home value
$222,500
Jobs located here
27,528
Daytime population
78,673Residents 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 Bulloch 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
38Bulloch County, GA68309.7$808K+8.8%#361 of 2,200

Other business types in Bulloch County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Bulloch County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 pet businesses in Bulloch County. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24.2M a year, or $786 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $808K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bulloch County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $808K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 28, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,374 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #361 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 Bulloch County

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