Pets · County · Georgia
Pet businesses in Elbert County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Elbert County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,967 of 2,200 scored counties
#99 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On pets · $765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $401K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,072
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Elbert County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,967 of 2,200 scored counties and #99 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $765 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Elbert County spend about $6.4M a year on pets. Spread across 16 pet businesses, that is $401K per business, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Elbert County has 16 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.1, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Elbert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elbert County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elbert 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 | Elbert County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $401K | $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 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $765 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,450 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 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
- 162 chain locations
- 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,072+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,376
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 351 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $58,450+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,605
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,780
- Daytime population
- 16,279Residents 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 |
| 99Elbert County, GA | 27 | 16 | 19.1 | $401K | +2.1% | #1,967 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Elbert 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 businesses27
- 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 Elbert County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet businesses in Elbert County. 2 of them (13%) 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 Elbert County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elbert County, GA spend on pets?
About $6.4M a year, or $765 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $401K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,376 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elbert County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Elbert County has 19.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $401K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Elbert County would have about 7, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Elbert County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Elbert County at 20,072 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,376 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $58,450, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.1%, 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. Elbert County scores 27 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,967 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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