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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Columbia County, GA
How Columbia County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #132 of 1,461 scored counties
#15 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.5M
- On pets · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #132 of 1,461 scored counties and #15 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Household spending on pets in Columbia County comes to about $58.5M a year: $1,062 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 3,939 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $635K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Columbia County. Population estimates show Columbia County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,939 | 5,469 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,062 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $635K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents 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 Columbia 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 |
| 15Columbia County, GA | 74 | 20 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +7.9% | #132 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 businesses78
- Veterinarians86
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Columbia County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Columbia County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on pets?
About $58.5M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Columbia County has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.9M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Columbia County would have about 23, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,939 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 74 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #132 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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