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Pet businesses in Henry County, GA
The pet businesses in Henry County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 66
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.3M
- On pets · $949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 264,922
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Henry County has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #11 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 pet businesses in Henry County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 12%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $949 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $82.3M a year on pets. That works out to $1.2M per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Henry County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,797 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $391K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,797 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $949 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,146 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 31+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 315
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 668 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $391K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 264,922+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,704
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $83,146+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,952
- Median home value
- $313,900
- Jobs located here
- 77,563
- Daytime population
- 212,973Residents 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 |
Other business types in Henry 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 businesses88
- Veterinarians90
- Pet grooming and boarding88
- Pet stores83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Henry County, GA?
There are 66 pet businesses on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henry County, GA spend on pets?
About $82.3M a year, or $949 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,704 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Henry County has 7.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Henry County would have about 94, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,797 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 264,922 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,704 households. The median household income in Henry County is $83,146 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Henry County scores 88 for pet businesses (high), #11 of 2,200 scored counties.
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