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Pet businesses in Camden County, GA
The pet businesses in Camden County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #412 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 7 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On pets · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,143
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Camden County spend about $18.7M a year on pets. Spread across 27 pet businesses, that is $692K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Camden County has 27 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Camden County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,410 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Camden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Camden County is 67 (upper middle), #412 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Camden 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 | Camden County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,410 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $861 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,378 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277 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
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,143+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 21,693
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $74,378+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,291
- Median home value
- $261,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,044
- Daytime population
- 51,629Residents 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 |
| 40Camden County, GA | 67 | 27 | 12.4 | $692K | +9.5% | #412 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Camden 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Camden County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in Camden County. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, GA spend on pets?
About $18.7M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $692K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,693 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Camden County has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $692K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Camden County would have about 21, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,410 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 60,143 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,693 households. Median household income in Camden County is $74,378, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Camden County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #412 of 2,200 scored counties.
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