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Pet businesses in Carroll County, GA
The pet businesses in Carroll County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #488 of 2,200 scored counties
#43 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 52
- 10 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On pets · $854 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,036
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 pet businesses in Carroll County. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $854 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $37.7M a year on pets. Spread across 52 pet businesses, that is $724K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County in 2023. That is one for every 2,005 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Carroll County is 65 (upper middle), #488 of 2,200 scored counties and #43 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,005 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $854 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,714 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $170K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,036+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,106
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $73,714+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,516
- Median home value
- $255,100
- Jobs located here
- 44,150
- Daytime population
- 111,823Residents 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 |
| 43Carroll County, GA | 65 | 52 | 11.8 | $724K | +9.8% | #488 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Carroll County, GA?
Carroll County has 52 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, GA spend on pets?
About $37.7M a year, or $854 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $724K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,106 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Carroll County has 11.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $724K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Carroll County would have about 43, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,005 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 131,036 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,106 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $73,714 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Carroll County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #488 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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