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Pet businesses in Toombs County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Toombs County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #911 of 2,200 scored counties
#66 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On pets · $726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $756K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,545
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Toombs County comes to about $7.6M a year: $726 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $756K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Toombs County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Toombs County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,602 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Toombs County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Toombs County is 54 (upper middle), #911 of 2,200 scored counties and #66 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Toombs 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 | Toombs County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $756K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,602 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $726 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,621 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $771K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- 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 Toombs 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 Toombs County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,545+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,409
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 364 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $52,621+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,602
- Median home value
- $137,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,461
- Daytime population
- 29,360Residents 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 |
| 66Toombs County, GA | 54 | 10 | 9.6 | $756K | +1.7% | #911 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Toombs 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Toombs County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Toombs County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. 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 list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Toombs County, GA spend on pets?
About $7.6M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $756K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,409 households in Toombs County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Toombs County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Toombs County has 9.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $756K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Toombs County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,602 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Toombs County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Toombs County at 27,545 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in Toombs County is $52,621, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Toombs County scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #911 of 2,200 scored counties.
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