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Pet businesses in Laurens County, GA
How Laurens 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #957 of 2,200 scored counties
#67 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On pets · $767 a household
- Spending per listing
- $713K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,041
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet businesses in Laurens County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $767 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Laurens County spend about $14.3M a year on pets. That works out to $713K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Laurens County in 2023. That is one for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Laurens County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Laurens County is 53 (upper middle), #957 of 2,200 scored counties and #67 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Laurens 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 | Laurens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $713K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,066 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $767 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,010 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Laurens 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 Laurens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,041+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,592
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $55,010+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,138
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,888
- Daytime population
- 49,124Residents 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 |
| 67Laurens County, GA | 53 | 20 | 10.8 | $713K | +3.0% | #957 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Laurens 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Laurens County, GA?
Laurens County has 20 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) 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. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laurens County, GA spend on pets?
About $14.3M a year, or $767 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $713K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,592 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurens County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Laurens County has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $713K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Laurens County would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Laurens County at 51,041 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,592 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $55,010 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.6% 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. Laurens County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #957 of 2,200 scored counties.
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