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Pet businesses in McDuffie County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in McDuffie County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On pets · $769 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,640
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McDuffie County spend about $6.3M a year on pets, or $769 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $878K.
McDuffie County has 3 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McDuffie County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,037 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $800K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McDuffie County.
Population estimates put the population change in McDuffie County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet businesses on map listings, McDuffie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How McDuffie 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 | McDuffie County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,037 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $769 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,733 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $800K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,640+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,149
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $56,733+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,434
- Median home value
- $170,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,325
- Daytime population
- 19,902Residents 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 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +0.1% |
Other business types in McDuffie 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in McDuffie County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet businesses in McDuffie County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McDuffie County, GA spend on pets?
About $6.3M a year, or $769 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in McDuffie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDuffie County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
McDuffie County has 3.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, McDuffie County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,037 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is McDuffie County, GA growing?
Population estimates put McDuffie County at 21,640 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. Median household income in McDuffie County is $56,733, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. McDuffie County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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