Pets · Small-town market · Georgia
Pet businesses in the Kingsland, GA area
How the Kingsland, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #47 of 527 scored small-town markets
#7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 7 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On pets · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,143
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Kingsland area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #47 of 527 scored small-town markets and #7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 pet businesses in the Kingsland area. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Kingsland area spend about $18.7M a year on pets. Spread across 27 pet businesses, that is $692K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kingsland area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,410 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kingsland area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kingsland area grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kingsland 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 | Kingsland area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,410 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $861 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,378 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 277 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Kingsland 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 Kingsland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,143+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 21,693
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $74,378
- Average household income
- $88,291
- Median home value
- $261,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,044
- Daytime population
- 51,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Kingsland area marked.
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 Kingsland 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Kingsland, GA area?
The Kingsland area has 27 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Kingsland, GA area spend on pets?
About $18.7M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $692K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,693 households in the Kingsland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsland, GA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Kingsland area has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $692K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Kingsland area would have about 21, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,410 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsland, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsland area at 60,143 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,693 households. The median household income in the Kingsland area is $74,378 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Kingsland area scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #47 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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