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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chatham County, GA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #211 of 1,461 scored counties
#21 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 40
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106M
- On pets · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $881 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $106M a year on pets. That works out to $2.7M per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,016 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Chatham County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #211 of 1,461 scored counties and #21 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chatham 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.
| Measure | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,016 | 5,469 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $881 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 24+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 406 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 93 | 13 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +12.7% | #1 of 1,461 |
| 2Newton County, GA | 89 | 6 | 1.5 | $6.1M | +11.2% | #6 of 1,461 |
| 3Douglas County, GA | 89 | 11 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +6.6% | #7 of 1,461 |
| 4Henry County, GA | 88 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +9.5% | #13 of 1,461 |
| 5Rockdale County, GA | 86 | 8 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +5.2% | #16 of 1,461 |
| 6Gwinnett County, GA | 82 | 94 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +6.2% | #42 of 1,461 |
| 7Coweta County, GA | 82 | 26 | 4.6 | $2.3M | +9.2% | #45 of 1,461 |
| 8Houston County, GA | 81 | 20 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #52 of 1,461 |
| 9Bartow County, GA | 81 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +10.5% | #53 of 1,461 |
| 10Hall County, GA | 81 | 25 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +11.4% | #54 of 1,461 |
| 21Chatham County, GA | 71 | 40 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +5.7% | #211 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Chatham County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chatham County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on pets?
About $106M a year, or $881 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Chatham County has 3.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Chatham County would have about 42, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,016 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #211 of 1,461 scored counties.
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