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Pet businesses in Telfair County, GA
How Telfair County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,193 of 2,200 scored counties
#106 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On pets · $671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $450K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,195
- −10.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Telfair County is 8 (very low), #2,193 of 2,200 scored counties and #106 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Telfair County spend about $2.2M a year on pets, or $671 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $450K of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Telfair County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Telfair County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Telfair County from 2020 to 2025 at −10.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Telfair 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 | Telfair County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $450K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $671 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,929 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 71 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Telfair 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 Telfair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,195−10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,351
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $50,929+57.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,431
- Median home value
- $113,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,236
- Daytime population
- 10,458Residents 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 |
| 106Telfair County, GA | 8 | 5 | 14.9 | $450K | −10.1% | #2,193 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Telfair 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 businesses8
- 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 Telfair County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Telfair County. One of them (20%) 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 Telfair County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Telfair County, GA spend on pets?
About $2.2M a year, or $671 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $450K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,351 households in Telfair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Telfair County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Telfair County has 14.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $450K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Telfair County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Telfair County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Telfair County at 11,195 people in 2025, down 10.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,351 households. Median household income in Telfair County is $50,929, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 57.2%, 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. Telfair County scores 8 for pet businesses (very low), #2,193 of 2,200 scored counties.
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