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Pet businesses in Jones County, GA

How Jones 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 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #89 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On pets · $885 a household
Spending per listing
$954K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,171
+2.8% 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

Jones County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #89 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Households in Jones County spend about $9.5M a year on pets, or $885 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $954K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Jones County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jones County in 2023. That is one for every 3,595 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jones County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jones 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 Jones County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJones CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.39.810.4
Spending per listing$954K$951K$878K
Households per official establishment3,5951,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$885$936$909
Median household income$75,500$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7971

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Jones 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 Jones County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,171+2.8% since 2020
Households
10,786
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$75,500+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,163
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
4,334
Daytime population
21,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Jones 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
15Jones County, GA79109.3$954K+2.8%#89 of 2,200

Other business types in Jones County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Jones County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Jones County. One of them (10%) 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.5M a year, or $885 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $954K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,786 households in Jones County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jones County has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $954K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jones County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,595 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Jones County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jones County at 29,171 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,786 households. Median household income in Jones County is $75,500, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Jones County scores 79 for pet businesses (high), #89 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Jones County

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