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Pet businesses in Oconee County, GA
The pet businesses in Oconee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #878 of 2,200 scored counties
#64 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.5M
- On pets · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $684K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,893
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,232 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Oconee County spend about $18.5M a year on pets. That works out to $684K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Oconee County has 27 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Oconee County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 882 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Oconee County.
Population estimates show Oconee County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Oconee County is 55 (upper middle), #878 of 2,200 scored counties and #64 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Oconee 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 | Oconee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $684K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 882 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,232 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $121,217 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 158
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 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
- 4
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Oconee 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 Oconee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,893+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,994
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 236
- Median household income
- $121,217+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $166,638
- Median home value
- $461,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,874
- Daytime population
- 41,606Residents 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 |
| 64Oconee County, GA | 55 | 27 | 18.0 | $684K | +6.9% | #878 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Oconee 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Oconee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in Oconee County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oconee County, GA spend on pets?
About $18.5M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $684K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,994 households in Oconee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oconee County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Oconee County has 18.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $684K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Oconee County would have about 21, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 882 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Oconee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Oconee County at 44,893 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,994 households. Median household income in Oconee County is $121,217, 50% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Oconee County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #878 of 2,200 scored counties.
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