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Pet businesses in Newton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Newton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #14 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 29
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.4M
- On pets · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,583
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #14 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Newton County spend about $36.4M a year on pets, or $882 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 29 pet businesses on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Newton County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,943 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newton County. Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,943 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $882 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,179 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,583+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,203
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 432
- Median household income
- $77,179+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,574
- Median home value
- $265,000
- Jobs located here
- 26,349
- Daytime population
- 91,909Residents 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 |
Other business types in Newton 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 businesses87
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding89
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Newton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 pet businesses in Newton County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, GA spend on pets?
About $36.4M a year, or $882 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,203 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Newton County has 7.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Newton County would have about 41, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,943 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Newton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 125,583 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,203 households. Median household income in Newton County is $77,179, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Newton County scores 87 for pet businesses (high), #14 of 2,200 scored counties.
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