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Pet businesses in Whitfield County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Whitfield County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #479 of 2,200 scored counties
#42 of 106 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 36
- 11 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On pets · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $837K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,212
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 pet businesses in Whitfield County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $818 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Whitfield County spend about $30.1M a year on pets. That is about $837K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Whitfield County in 2023. That is one for every 2,167 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Whitfield County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitfield County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #479 of 2,200 scored counties and #42 of 106 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whitfield 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 | Whitfield County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $837K | $951K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,167 | 1,975 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $818 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,070 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 267
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Whitfield 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 Whitfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,212+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 36,834
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 357
- Median household income
- $67,070+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,834
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,533
- Daytime population
- 114,456Residents 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 |
| 42Whitfield County, GA | 65 | 36 | 9.8 | $837K | +3.3% | #479 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Whitfield 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Whitfield County, GA?
There are 36 pet businesses on map listings in Whitfield County as of September 2026. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Whitfield County, GA spend on pets?
About $30.1M a year, or $818 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $837K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,834 households in Whitfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitfield County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Whitfield County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $837K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Whitfield County would have about 34, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,167 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Whitfield County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Whitfield County at 106,212 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,834 households. The median household income in Whitfield County is $67,070 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Whitfield County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #479 of 2,200 scored counties.
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