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Pet businesses in Hart County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hart County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,540 of 2,200 scored counties
#93 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $511K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,639
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hart County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $788 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $511K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 17 pet businesses on map listings in Hart County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Hart County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hart County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Hart County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,540 of 2,200 scored counties and #93 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Hart 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 | Hart County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $511K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,379 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $788 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,385 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Hart 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 Hart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,639+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,034
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 232 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $59,385+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,971
- Median home value
- $215,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,667
- Daytime population
- 21,981Residents 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 Hart 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 |
| 93Hart County, GA | 40 | 17 | 15.4 | $511K | +10.7% | #1,540 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hart 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hart County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Hart County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hart County, GA spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $788 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $511K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,034 households in Hart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hart County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hart County has 15.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $511K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hart County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Hart County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Hart County at 28,639 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,034 households. Median household income in Hart County is $59,385, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Hart County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,540 of 2,200 scored counties.
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