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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dodge County, GA

How Dodge 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 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,447 of 1,461 scored counties
#59 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On pets · $708 a household
Spending per listing
$974K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,663
−1.4% 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

Dodge County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,447 of 1,461 scored counties and #59 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $708 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $4.9M a year on pets. That works out to $974K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Dodge County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.33.23.6
Spending per listing$974K$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$708$936$909
Median household income$51,587$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score975

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,663−1.4% since 2020
Households
6,881
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$51,587+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,293
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
4,640
Daytime population
18,254Residents 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 Dodge 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
59Dodge County, GA957.3$974K−1.4%#1,447 of 1,461

Other business types in Dodge 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 Dodge County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dodge County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Dodge County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $708 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $974K 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 6,881 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 7.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $974K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Dodge County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 19,663 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,881 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $51,587, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Dodge County scores 9 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (very low), #1,447 of 1,461 scored counties.

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

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