Pets · Small-town market · Georgia
Pet businesses in the Thomasville, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Thomasville, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #113 of 527 scored small-town markets
#14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 32
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $708K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,958
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $787 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Thomasville area spend about $22.7M a year on pets. That works out to $708K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 32 pet businesses on map listings in the Thomasville area as of September 2026. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in the Thomasville area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,879 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $526K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Thomasville area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Thomasville area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Thomasville area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #113 of 527 scored small-town markets and #14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Thomasville area 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 | Thomasville area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $708K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,879 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $787 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,262 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $526K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Thomasville area, 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 the Thomasville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,958+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,792
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 999 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $60,262
- Average household income
- $80,075
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 27,454
- Daytime population
- 70,004Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Thomasville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calhoun, GA | 79 | 24 | 11.2 | $743K | +6.9% | #18 of 527 |
| 2Cedartown, GA | 76 | 16 | 10.1 | $766K | +6.0% | #26 of 527 |
| 3Statesboro, GA | 75 | 31 | 8.9 | $874K | +8.0% | #30 of 527 |
| 4Thomaston, GA | 74 | 9 | 8.5 | $899K | +2.7% | #35 of 527 |
| 5LaGrange, GA-AL | 74 | 39 | 9.7 | $784K | +3.0% | #37 of 527 |
| 6Cornelia, GA | 74 | 20 | 11.9 | $703K | +9.3% | #39 of 527 |
| 7Kingsland, GA | 72 | 27 | 12.4 | $692K | +9.5% | #47 of 527 |
| 8Moultrie, GA | 68 | 15 | 8.9 | $824K | +3.3% | #68 of 527 |
| 9Tifton, GA | 68 | 19 | 10.0 | $737K | +1.7% | #71 of 527 |
| 10Jefferson, GA | 67 | 41 | 14.4 | $687K | +29.3% | #82 of 527 |
| 14Thomasville, GA | 63 | 32 | 11.1 | $708K | +1.3% | #113 of 527 |
Other business types in the Thomasville area
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 businesses63
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Thomasville, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pet businesses in the Thomasville area. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Thomasville, GA area spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $708K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,792 households in the Thomasville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Thomasville, GA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Thomasville area has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $708K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Thomasville area would have about 26, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,879 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Thomasville, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Thomasville area at 72,958 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,792 households. Median household income in the Thomasville area is $60,262, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Thomasville area scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #113 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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