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Pet businesses in Habersham County, GA
How Habersham County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #334 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $703K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet businesses in Habersham County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $839 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Habersham County spend about $14.1M a year on pets. That works out to $703K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Habersham County in 2023. That is one for every 2,792 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Habersham County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Habersham County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #334 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Habersham 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 | Habersham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $703K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,792 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Habersham 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 Habersham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents 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 Habersham 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 |
| 34Habersham County, GA | 69 | 20 | 11.9 | $703K | +9.3% | #334 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Habersham 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Habersham County, GA?
There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Habersham County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Habersham County, GA spend on pets?
About $14.1M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $703K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in Habersham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Habersham County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Habersham County has 11.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $703K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Habersham County would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,792 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Habersham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Habersham County at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. The median household income in Habersham County is $67,309 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Habersham County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #334 of 2,200 scored counties.
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