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Pet businesses in Catoosa County, GA

How Catoosa 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #634 of 2,200 scored counties
#52 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
35
7 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.4M
On pets · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$669K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,628
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 pet businesses in Catoosa County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 20%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Catoosa County spend about $23.4M a year on pets, or $878 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $669K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Catoosa County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,665 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Catoosa County.

Population estimates show Catoosa County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Catoosa County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #634 of 2,200 scored counties and #52 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Catoosa 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 Catoosa County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCatoosa CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.19.810.4
Spending per listing$669K$951K$878K
Households per official establishment2,6651,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$878$936$909
Median household income$74,639$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6171

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
357 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
69,628+2.3% since 2020
Households
26,653
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
162 sq. mi.
People per square mile
423
Median household income
$74,639+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,997
Median home value
$240,900
Jobs located here
15,370
Daytime population
54,753Residents 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 Catoosa 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
52Catoosa County, GA613513.1$669K+2.3%#634 of 2,200

Other business types in Catoosa County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Catoosa County, GA?

There are 35 pet businesses on map listings in Catoosa County as of September 2026. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $23.4M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $669K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,653 households in Catoosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Catoosa County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $669K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Catoosa County would have about 27, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,665 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Catoosa County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Catoosa County at 69,628 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,653 households. The median household income in Catoosa County is $74,639 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Catoosa County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #634 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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