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Pet businesses in Harris County, GA

The pet businesses in Harris County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #44 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On pets · $1,054 a household
Spending per listing
$808K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,280
+6.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Harris County is 83 (high), #44 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Households in Harris County spend about $13.7M a year on pets, or $1,054 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $808K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Harris County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Harris County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Harris County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Harris 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 Harris County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHarris CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.09.810.4
Spending per listing$808K$951K$878K
Households per official establishment4,3421,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,054$936$909
Median household income$97,302$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8371

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$429K
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
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 Harris 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 Harris County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,280+6.8% since 2020
Households
13,027
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$97,302+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,134
Median home value
$302,800
Jobs located here
5,715
Daytime population
26,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.

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Pet businesses across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Harris 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

Other business types in Harris County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Harris County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet businesses in Harris County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $808K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,027 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harris County has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $808K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Harris County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Harris County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Harris County at 37,280 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,027 households. Median household income in Harris County is $97,302, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Harris County scores 83 for pet businesses (high), #44 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Harris 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 Harris County

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