Pets · County · Georgia
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cobb County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cobb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #177 of 1,461 scored counties
#19 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 97
- 12 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +31.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $329.6M
- On pets · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 97 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cobb County. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Cobb County comes to about $329.6M a year: $1,115 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 97 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.4M per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cobb County was 76 in 2023, up 31.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,891 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $6.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cobb County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cobb County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Cobb County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #177 of 1,461 scored counties and #19 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,891 | 5,469 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.0% | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,115 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 76+31.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $6.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents 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 | 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 |
| 19Cobb County, GA | 72 | 97 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #177 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Cobb County, GA?
There are 97 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Cobb County as of September 2026. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 31.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on pets?
About $329.6M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Cobb 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 $3.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Cobb County would have about 130, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,891 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 72 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #177 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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