Pets · County · Georgia
Pet businesses in Cobb County, GA
How Cobb 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #311 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 319
- 82 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 197
- +8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $329.6M
- On pets · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 319 pet businesses in Cobb County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Cobb County comes to about $329.6M a year: $1,115 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 197 businesses with payroll in Cobb County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 535 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cobb County.
Population estimates show Cobb County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Cobb County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #311 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,501 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.8% | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,115 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181 → 197+8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,289
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $96.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 535Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31982 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 375The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cobb County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cobb 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 |
| 32Cobb County, GA | 69 | 319 | 10.8 | $1M | +3.5% | #311 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cobb County, GA?
Cobb County has 319 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 82 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. Another 535 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on pets?
About $329.6M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 319 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cobb County has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cobb County would have about 375, against 319 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #311 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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