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Pet businesses in Dade County, GA
The pet businesses in Dade County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,719 of 2,200 scored counties
#96 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On pets · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $555K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,154
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Dade County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,719 of 2,200 scored counties and #96 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet businesses in Dade County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Dade County spend about $5M a year on pets. That is about $555K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dade County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Dade County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dade 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 | Dade County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $555K | $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 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $821 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,568 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Dade 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 Dade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,154−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,083
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $64,568+51.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,051
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,274
- Daytime population
- 14,311Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dade 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 Dade 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 |
| 96Dade County, GA | 35 | 9 | 14.8 | $555K | −0.5% | #1,719 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Dade 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 businesses35
- 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 Dade County, GA?
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in Dade County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dade County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dade County, GA spend on pets?
About $5M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $555K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,083 households in Dade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dade County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Dade County has 14.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $555K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dade County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Dade County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dade County at 16,154 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,083 households. The median household income in Dade County is $64,568 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.6% 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. Dade County scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,719 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dade County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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