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Pet businesses in Pierce County, GA

The pet businesses in Pierce County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,450 of 2,200 scored counties
#89 of 106 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On pets · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$476K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.1
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,764
+5.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Pierce County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Pierce County spend about $6.2M a year on pets, or $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $476K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pierce County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pierce County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,450 of 2,200 scored counties and #89 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.

How Pierce 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.

Pet businesses in Pierce County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.19.810.4
Spending per listing$476K$951K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$813$936$909
Median household income$60,517$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4271

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,764+5.1% since 2020
Households
7,605
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,517+41.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,458
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
4,853
Daytime population
16,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.

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Pet businesses across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Pierce County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA91477.8$1.3M+12.7%#3 of 2,200
2Pike County, GA9068.9$1.1M+10.5%#7 of 2,200
3Henry County, GA88667.6$1.2M+9.5%#11 of 2,200
4Douglas County, GA87377.1$1.3M+6.6%#13 of 2,200
5Newton County, GA87297.0$1.3M+11.2%#14 of 2,200
6Haralson County, GA85108.5$1M+10.0%#28 of 2,200
7Effingham County, GA852510.3$945K+14.1%#31 of 2,200
8Harris County, GA831713.0$808K+6.8%#44 of 2,200
9Lee County, GA82108.1$1.2M+2.9%#50 of 2,200
10Houston County, GA82599.2$988K+8.5%#53 of 2,200
89Pierce County, GA421317.1$476K+5.1%#1,450 of 2,200

Other business types in Pierce County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Pierce County, GA?

Pierce County has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pierce County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pierce County, GA spend on pets?

About $6.2M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $476K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,605 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Pierce County has 17.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $476K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pierce County would have about 7, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Pierce County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 20,764 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,605 households. The median household income in Pierce County is $60,517 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.4% 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. Pierce County scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,450 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pierce County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Pierce County

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