Pets · Small-town market · Georgia
Pet businesses in the Jefferson, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Jefferson, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #82 of 527 scored small-town markets
#10 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.2M
- On pets · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $687K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,265
- +29.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Jefferson area spend about $28.2M a year on pets, or $991 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $687K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Jefferson area has 41 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Jefferson area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,671 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Jefferson area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jefferson area grew 29.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Jefferson area is 67 (upper middle), #82 of 527 scored small-town markets and #10 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Jefferson area 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 | Jefferson area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $687K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,671 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +29.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $991 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,544 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $7.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Jefferson area, 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 the Jefferson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,265+29.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,402
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,544+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,650
- Median home value
- $345,000
- Jobs located here
- 45,774
- Daytime population
- 93,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calhoun, GA | 79 | 24 | 11.2 | $743K | +6.9% | #18 of 527 |
| 2Cedartown, GA | 76 | 16 | 10.1 | $766K | +6.0% | #26 of 527 |
| 3Statesboro, GA | 75 | 31 | 8.9 | $874K | +8.0% | #30 of 527 |
| 4Thomaston, GA | 74 | 9 | 8.5 | $899K | +2.7% | #35 of 527 |
| 5LaGrange, GA-AL | 74 | 39 | 9.7 | $784K | +3.0% | #37 of 527 |
| 6Cornelia, GA | 74 | 20 | 11.9 | $703K | +9.3% | #39 of 527 |
| 7Kingsland, GA | 72 | 27 | 12.4 | $692K | +9.5% | #47 of 527 |
| 8Moultrie, GA | 68 | 15 | 8.9 | $824K | +3.3% | #68 of 527 |
| 9Tifton, GA | 68 | 19 | 10.0 | $737K | +1.7% | #71 of 527 |
| 10Jefferson, GA | 67 | 41 | 14.4 | $687K | +29.3% | #82 of 527 |
Other business types in the Jefferson area
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 businesses67
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores91
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Jefferson, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 pet businesses in the Jefferson area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jefferson, GA area spend on pets?
About $28.2M a year, or $991 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $687K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,402 households in the Jefferson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson, GA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Jefferson area has 14.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $687K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Jefferson area would have about 32, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,671 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson area at 99,265 people in 2025, up 29.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,402 households. Median household income in the Jefferson area is $89,544, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Jefferson area scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #82 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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