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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,290
149 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
745
+31.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On pets
Listings per 10k households
3.2
11% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3M
16% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#6 of 51
Market score 75 · High

A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are 1,290 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Georgia spend about $3.8B a year on pets, or $936 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

In 2023, official counts showed 745 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 31.2% from 2019. That is one for every 5,469 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 88 SBA-backed loans worth $51.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #6 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 75 (high). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Gainesville metro area scores highest (76). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Cornelia area scores highest (89).

Every market in Georgia for pet grooming and boarding businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gainesville, GA76253.4$2.8M+11.4%#26 of 386
2Dalton, GA75122.3$3.5M+3.5%#27 of 386
3Warner Robins, GA75233.1$2.9M+8.2%#31 of 386
4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA747403.2$3.2M+5.9%#35 of 386
5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA73132.8$3.1M+4.4%#39 of 386
6Athens-Clarke County, GA69283.3$2.6M+3.9%#55 of 386
7Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC68612.6$3.3M+4.7%#57 of 386
8Macon-Bibb County, GA67222.5$3.2M+2.1%#63 of 386
9Savannah, GA67573.5$2.6M+8.1%#66 of 386
10Rome, GA6492.4$3.4M+2.8%#85 of 386
11Albany, GA56142.4$3.1M−1.8%#148 of 386
12Valdosta, GA55193.3$2.3M+3.3%#157 of 386
Chattanooga, TN-GA55974.2$2.1M+5.3%#160 of 386
13Columbus, GA-AL51362.8$2.8M−1.3%#189 of 386
14Hinesville, GA42134.3$1.8M+12.6%#266 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cornelia, GA8953.0$2.8M+9.3%#4 of 387
2LaGrange, GA-AL75143.5$2.2M+3.0%#32 of 387
3Kingsland, GA73104.6$1.9M+9.5%#42 of 387
4Jefferson, GA71144.9$2M+29.3%#47 of 387
5Dublin, GA7062.8$2.8M+2.8%#50 of 387
6Tifton, GA6752.6$2.8M+1.7%#64 of 387
7Statesboro, GA67133.7$2.1M+8.0%#68 of 387
8Calhoun, GA66115.2$1.6M+6.9%#80 of 387
9Waycross, GA6283.9$1.8M+3.0%#102 of 387
10Thomasville, GA61103.5$2.3M+1.3%#110 of 387
11Jesup, GA5354.5$1.6M+7.8%#172 of 387
12Toccoa, GA3665.7$1.3M+3.8%#307 of 387
Douglas, GANot scored42.2$3.3M+2.9%
Moultrie, GANot scored42.4$3.1M+3.3%
Cedartown, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Milledgeville, GANot scored42.4$3.1M+0.6%
Vidalia, GANot scored32.2$3.3M+1.5%
Americus, GANot scored43.2$2.2M−1.9%
Bainbridge, GANot scored21.9$3.8M0.0%
Thomaston, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Eufaula, AL-GANot scored11.0$7M−1.2%
Summerville, GANot scored33.3$2.1M+1.5%
Cordele, GANot scored22.5$2.8M−4.1%
Fitzgerald, GANot scored22.8$2.3M−0.4%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA93132.2$4.8M+12.7%#1 of 1,461
2Newton County, GA8961.5$6.1M+11.2%#6 of 1,461
3Douglas County, GA89112.1$4.4M+6.6%#7 of 1,461
4Henry County, GA88252.9$3.3M+9.5%#13 of 1,461
5Rockdale County, GA8682.3$3.9M+5.2%#16 of 1,461
6Gwinnett County, GA82942.9$3.5M+6.2%#42 of 1,461
7Coweta County, GA82264.6$2.3M+9.2%#45 of 1,461
8Houston County, GA81203.1$2.9M+8.5%#52 of 1,461
9Bartow County, GA81133.2$2.9M+10.5%#53 of 1,461
10Hall County, GA81253.4$2.8M+11.4%#54 of 1,461
11Habersham County, GA7653.0$2.8M+9.3%#106 of 1,461
12DeKalb County, GA75692.4$4.1M+1.3%#115 of 1,461
13Bryan County, GA7553.0$3.6M+15.6%#117 of 1,461
14Whitfield County, GA74102.7$3M+3.3%#131 of 1,461
15Columbia County, GA74203.6$2.9M+7.9%#132 of 1,461
16Clarke County, GA7381.5$5.2M+1.0%#143 of 1,461
17Monroe County, GA7354.7$2M+14.1%#167 of 1,461
18Effingham County, GA73124.9$2M+14.1%#169 of 1,461
19Cobb County, GA72973.3$3.4M+3.5%#177 of 1,461
20Fulton County, GA711493.2$3.4M+2.7%#201 of 1,461
21Chatham County, GA71403.3$2.7M+5.7%#211 of 1,461
22Oconee County, GA7174.7$2.6M+6.9%#212 of 1,461
23Clayton County, GA7090.8$9M−0.6%#220 of 1,461
24Barrow County, GA7092.9$3.1M+18.7%#230 of 1,461
25Glynn County, GA70113.1$2.8M+3.7%#236 of 1,461
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Floyd County, GA6992.4$3.4M+2.8%#249 of 1,461
27Forsyth County, GA67505.6$2.4M+11.8%#307 of 1,461
28Lowndes County, GA67153.3$2.4M+3.7%#308 of 1,461
29Bibb County, GA66142.3$3.3M+0.3%#315 of 1,461
30Cherokee County, GA66474.6$2.4M+11.6%#328 of 1,461
31Jackson County, GA66144.9$2M+29.3%#336 of 1,461
32Liberty County, GA6583.3$2.3M+7.6%#359 of 1,461
33Richmond County, GA64121.6$4.8M0.0%#366 of 1,461
34Camden County, GA64104.6$1.9M+9.5%#392 of 1,461
35Union County, GA6354.4$1.9M+12.3%#412 of 1,461
36Carroll County, GA63214.8$1.8M+9.8%#413 of 1,461
37Laurens County, GA6052.7$2.9M+3.0%#473 of 1,461
38Walton County, GA60154.2$2.2M+16.0%#484 of 1,461
39Troup County, GA60124.5$1.8M+5.0%#498 of 1,461
40Fayette County, GA59235.2$2.2M+4.7%#515 of 1,461
41Walker County, GA5772.7$2.9M+3.7%#547 of 1,461
42Dawson County, GA5765.2$2M+30.7%#562 of 1,461
43Muscogee County, GA56202.5$3.2M−2.3%#572 of 1,461
44Spalding County, GA55114.2$1.9M+4.9%#614 of 1,461
45Dougherty County, GA5482.3$2.9M−3.0%#627 of 1,461
46Thomas County, GA5363.2$2.4M+1.3%#646 of 1,461
47Bulloch County, GA53134.2$1.9M+8.8%#660 of 1,461
48Gordon County, GA53115.2$1.6M+6.9%#667 of 1,461
49Catoosa County, GA53166.0$1.5M+2.3%#668 of 1,461
50Wayne County, GA4454.5$1.6M+7.8%#868 of 1,461
51Lamar County, GA4368.4$1M+12.9%#905 of 1,461
52Pickens County, GA37128.9$1M+11.4%#1,051 of 1,461
53Madison County, GA3698.0$984K+8.8%#1,071 of 1,461
54Long County, GA3658.1$931K+32.6%#1,072 of 1,461
55Hart County, GA3276.3$1.2M+10.7%#1,156 of 1,461
56Stephens County, GA3065.7$1.3M+3.8%#1,194 of 1,461
57Fannin County, GA2797.6$1.1M+2.6%#1,258 of 1,461
58Jeff Davis County, GA1859.1$744K+2.8%#1,389 of 1,461
59Dodge County, GA957.3$974K−1.4%#1,447 of 1,461
Colquitt County, GANot scored42.4$3.1M+3.3%
Polk County, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Baldwin County, GANot scored42.4$3.1M+0.6%
Coffee County, GANot scored42.6$2.7M+3.2%
Tift County, GANot scored42.6$3M+2.1%
Murray County, GANot scored21.3$6.1M+4.0%
Harris County, GANot scored43.1$3.4M+6.8%
Ware County, GANot scored43.1$2.1M+1.9%
Lumpkin County, GANot scored43.4$2.7M+7.5%
Lee County, GANot scored32.4$3.8M+2.9%
Gilmer County, GANot scored43.1$2.7M+7.9%
Haralson County, GANot scored43.4$2.6M+10.0%
Decatur County, GANot scored21.9$3.8M0.0%
Sumter County, GANot scored43.6$1.9M−2.4%
White County, GANot scored43.7$2.3M+6.0%
Jones County, GANot scored10.9$9.5M+2.8%
Peach County, GANot scored32.8$3.1M+6.5%
Upson County, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Toombs County, GANot scored32.9$2.5M+1.7%
Butts County, GANot scored33.4$2.4M+6.5%
Grady County, GANot scored44.0$2M+1.4%
Chattooga County, GANot scored33.3$2.1M+1.5%
Burke County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Franklin County, GANot scored44.4$1.7M+10.5%
Tattnall County, GANot scored22.6$2.7M+0.2%
Emanuel County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Putnam County, GANot scored21.9$4.7M+7.0%
McDuffie County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Morgan County, GANot scored33.7$2.5M+9.4%
Mitchell County, GANot scored11.3$5.6M−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored44.8$1.6M+4.4%
Worth County, GANot scored33.9$1.9M−3.2%
Pierce County, GANot scored45.3$1.5M+5.1%
Greene County, GANot scored00.0n/a+12.3%
Pike County, GANot scored23.0$3.2M+10.5%
Elbert County, GANot scored33.6$2.1M+2.1%
Washington County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Crisp County, GANot scored22.5$2.8M−4.1%
Banks County, GANot scored11.5$5.8M+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored22.8$2.5M+3.9%
Berrien County, GANot scored34.3$1.7M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored34.8$1.6M+5.8%
Rabun County, GANot scored45.3$1.6M+5.0%
Ben Hill County, GANot scored22.8$2.3M−0.4%
Brooks County, GANot scored46.6$1M−1.0%
Dade County, GANot scored34.9$1.7M−0.5%
Jasper County, GANot scored46.7$1.2M+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored47.4$1.2M+10.4%
Jefferson County, GANot scored11.7$4.2M−4.2%
Screven County, GANot scored36.1$1.2M+2.4%
Towns County, GANot scored35.1$1.5M+5.8%
Charlton County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored12.2$3.6M+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored12.3$3.6M+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored12.4$2.8M−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored00.0n/a−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored24.6$1.7M+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored23.9$2M+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored37.1$941K−0.4%
Candler County, GANot scored24.8$1.5M+2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored12.5$3.2M−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored12.8$2.5M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored00.0n/a−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored13.1$2.3M+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored13.0$2.1M−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored210.7$703K−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored12.9$2.3M−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored13.3$2.3M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored13.5$2.3M−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored14.4$1.7M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored29.5$682K+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored00.0n/a−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Georgia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,290 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Georgia. 149 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 745 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 31.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Georgia spend on pets?

About $3.8B a year, or $936 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,290 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Georgia has 3.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Georgia would have about 1,499, against 1,290 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,469 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Gainesville metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Cornelia area scores highest, at 89 (high). Among 59 scored counties in Georgia, Paulding County scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 75 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #6 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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