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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fayette County, GA

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fayette County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #515 of 1,461 scored counties
#40 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.5M
On pets · $1,156 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
125,156
+4.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fayette County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $1,156 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $51.5M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 12% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 2,786 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Fayette County.

Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #515 of 1,461 scored counties and #40 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.

How Fayette 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 Fayette County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.23.23.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,7865,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,156$936$909
Median household income$111,978$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5975

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16
Employees, 2023
155
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
125,156+4.7% since 2020
Households
44,581
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
195 sq. mi.
People per square mile
628
Median household income
$111,978+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,593
Median home value
$436,400
Jobs located here
52,297
Daytime population
120,082Residents 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 Fayette 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
40Fayette County, GA59235.2$2.2M+4.7%#515 of 1,461

Other business types in Fayette 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 Fayette County, GA?

There are 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $51.5M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,581 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,786 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 125,156 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,581 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $111,978 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 59 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #515 of 1,461 scored counties.

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