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Pet businesses in Fannin County, GA
The pet businesses in Fannin County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,993 of 2,200 scored counties
#100 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On pets · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $389K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,111
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Fannin County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,993 of 2,200 scored counties and #100 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet businesses in Fannin County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.0, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $818 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Fannin County spend about $9.7M a year on pets. Spread across 25 pet businesses, that is $389K per business, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Fannin County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fannin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fannin 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 | Fannin County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $389K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 849 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $818 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,073 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Fannin 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 Fannin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,111+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,890
- Median age
- 51.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $57,073+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,264
- Median home value
- $306,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,057
- Daytime population
- 24,230Residents 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 |
| 100Fannin County, GA | 26 | 25 | 21.0 | $389K | +2.6% | #1,993 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fannin 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding27
- Pet stores21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fannin County, GA?
There are 25 pet businesses on map listings in Fannin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fannin County, GA spend on pets?
About $9.7M a year, or $818 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $389K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,890 households in Fannin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fannin County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fannin County has 21.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $389K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fannin County would have about 11, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Fannin County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fannin County at 26,111 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,890 households. The median household income in Fannin County is $57,073 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.9% 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. Fannin County scores 26 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,993 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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