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Pet businesses in Chattooga County, GA
The pet businesses in Chattooga County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,008 of 2,200 scored counties
#102 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On pets · $681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $519K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,300
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Chattooga County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,008 of 2,200 scored counties and #102 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Chattooga County comes to about $6.2M a year: $681 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $519K per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Chattooga County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chattooga County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Chattooga County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chattooga 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 | Chattooga County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $519K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $681 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,285 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Chattooga 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 Chattooga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,300+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,154
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 313 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $50,285+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,112
- Median home value
- $115,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,787
- Daytime population
- 19,276Residents 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 |
| 102Chattooga County, GA | 25 | 12 | 13.1 | $519K | +1.5% | #2,008 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Chattooga 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Chattooga County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in Chattooga County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chattooga County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chattooga County, GA spend on pets?
About $6.2M a year, or $681 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $519K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,154 households in Chattooga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chattooga County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Chattooga County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $519K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chattooga County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Chattooga County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chattooga County at 25,300 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,154 households. Median household income in Chattooga County is $50,285, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Chattooga County scores 25 for pet businesses (lower middle), #2,008 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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