Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Georgetown County, SC
How Georgetown County, SC 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,258 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 46
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $517K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Georgetown County spend about $23.8M a year on pets, or $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 46 pet businesses, that is $517K per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Georgetown County has 46 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Georgetown County in 2023. That is one for every 1,809 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Georgetown County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Georgetown County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Georgetown County is 47 (lower middle), #1,258 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Georgetown County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Georgetown County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $517K | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,809 | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 95 | 10.1 | $924K | +18.7% | #92 of 2,200 |
| 2York County, SC | 76 | 122 | 10.7 | $946K | +8.1% | #144 of 2,200 |
| 3Edgefield County, SC | 73 | 7 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +16.1% | #188 of 2,200 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 73 | 147 | 8.8 | $973K | +4.6% | #196 of 2,200 |
| 5Lancaster County, SC | 72 | 52 | 13.0 | $727K | +18.3% | #235 of 2,200 |
| 6Laurens County, SC | 71 | 21 | 7.8 | $952K | +6.2% | #248 of 2,200 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 71 | 127 | 9.6 | $858K | +15.6% | #255 of 2,200 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 71 | 76 | 12.0 | $773K | +10.1% | #264 of 2,200 |
| 9Greenville County, SC | 67 | 265 | 12.0 | $775K | +10.6% | #402 of 2,200 |
| 10Chesterfield County, SC | 66 | 10 | 5.7 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #417 of 2,200 |
| 32Georgetown County, SC | 47 | 46 | 17.0 | $517K | +3.8% | #1,258 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Georgetown 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Georgetown County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 pet businesses in Georgetown County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Georgetown County, SC spend on pets?
About $23.8M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $517K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgetown County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Georgetown County has 17.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $517K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 27, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,809 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,258 of 2,200 scored counties.
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