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Pet businesses in Dooly County, GA

How Dooly County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On pets · $797 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,156
−0.1% 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

Households in Dooly County spend about $3.2M a year on pets, or $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Dooly County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dooly County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Dooly County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Dooly County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDooly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.09.810.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$951K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$797$936$909
Median household income$60,987$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dooly 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 Dooly County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,156−0.1% since 2020
Households
4,031
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$60,987+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,968
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
3,244
Daytime population
10,868Residents 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 Dooly 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
Dooly County, GANot scored25.0$1.6M−0.1%

Other business types in Dooly County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Dooly County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Dooly County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dooly County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Dooly County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dooly County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dooly County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Dooly County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dooly County at 11,156 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. Median household income in Dooly County is $60,987, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 63.3%, 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. Dooly County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dooly 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.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Dooly County

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