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Pet businesses in Sumter County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Sumter County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,320 of 2,200 scored counties
#84 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On pets · $685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $752K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,801
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Sumter County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Sumter County spend about $7.5M a year on pets, or $685 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $752K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Sumter County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,747 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sumter County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Sumter County is 45 (lower middle), #1,320 of 2,200 scored counties and #84 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Sumter 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 | Sumter County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $752K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,747 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $685 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $42,653 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,801−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $42,653+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,394
- Median home value
- $120,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,753
- Daytime population
- 27,951Residents 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 |
| 84Sumter County, GA | 45 | 10 | 9.1 | $752K | −2.4% | #1,320 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Sumter 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 businesses45
- 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 Sumter County, GA?
Sumter County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumter County, GA spend on pets?
About $7.5M a year, or $685 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $752K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,986 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumter County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sumter County has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $752K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sumter County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,747 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Sumter County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Sumter County at 28,801 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,986 households. The median household income in Sumter County is $42,653 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumter County scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,320 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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