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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bartow County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bartow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #53 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.8M
On pets · $925 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,800
+10.5% since 2020

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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

For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Bartow County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #53 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Households in Bartow County spend about $37.8M a year on pets, or $925 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Bartow County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Bartow County in 2023. That is one for every 5,831 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartow County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bartow 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 grooming and boarding 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Bartow County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBartow CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.23.6
Spending per listing$2.9M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,8315,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$925$936$909
Median household income$82,243$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8175

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$958K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 (except veterinary) in Bartow 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 Bartow County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,800+10.5% since 2020
Households
40,819
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,843
Median home value
$289,000
Jobs located here
44,974
Daytime population
102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bartow County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

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

Other business types in Bartow County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Bartow County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bartow County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on pets?

About $37.8M a year, or $925 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bartow County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Bartow County 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 $2.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Bartow County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,831 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 81 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #53 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Bartow County

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