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Pet businesses in Chatham County, GA
How Chatham 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #585 of 2,200 scored counties
#48 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 135
- 38 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106M
- On pets · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $785K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chatham County spend about $106M a year on pets, or $881 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $785K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 135 pet businesses on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 28%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chatham County was 72 in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 119 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $8.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chatham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Chatham County is 62 (upper middle), #585 of 2,200 scored counties and #48 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $785K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,672 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.8% | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $881 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 72+10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 894
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $8.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham County marked.
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 |
| 48Chatham County, GA | 62 | 135 | 11.2 | $785K | +5.7% | #585 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Chatham County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 135 pet businesses in Chatham County. 38 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. Another 119 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on pets?
About $106M a year, or $881 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 135 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $785K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Chatham County has 11.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $785K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chatham County would have about 121, against 135 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #585 of 2,200 scored counties.
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