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Pet businesses in Fayette County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Fayette County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #735 of 2,200 scored counties
#58 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 69
- 23 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On pets · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $747K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,156
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 pet businesses in Fayette County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,156 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $51.5M a year on pets. Spread across 69 pet businesses, that is $747K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fayette County in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fayette County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Fayette County is 58 (upper middle), #735 of 2,200 scored counties and #58 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $747K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,274 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,156 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $111,978 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 35+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 553
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,156+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,581
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $111,978+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,593
- Median home value
- $436,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,297
- Daytime population
- 120,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fayette 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 |
| 58Fayette County, GA | 58 | 69 | 15.5 | $747K | +4.7% | #735 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fayette County, GA?
Fayette County has 69 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fayette County, GA spend on pets?
About $51.5M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $747K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,581 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fayette County has 15.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $747K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 59, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 125,156 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,581 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $111,978 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 58 for pet businesses (upper middle), #735 of 2,200 scored counties.
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