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Pet businesses in Wayne County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Wayne County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #781 of 2,200 scored counties
#61 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On pets · $733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $737K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,481
- +7.8% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Wayne County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Wayne County comes to about $8.1M a year: $733 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $737K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wayne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Wayne County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #781 of 2,200 scored counties and #61 of 106 scored counties in Georgia.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $737K | $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 | +7.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $733 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,427 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,481+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,061
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,341
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,027
- Daytime population
- 28,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wayne County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Wayne County marked.
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 |
| 61Wayne County, GA | 57 | 11 | 9.9 | $737K | +7.8% | #781 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wayne County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Wayne County. One of them (9%) 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 Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, GA spend on pets?
About $8.1M a year, or $733 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $737K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wayne County has 9.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $737K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wayne County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #781 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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