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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forsyth County, GA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forsyth County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #307 of 1,461 scored counties
#27 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 50
- 6 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.4M
- On pets · $1,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,805
- +11.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forsyth County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Forsyth County comes to about $119.4M a year: $1,341 per household, 47% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% 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.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forsyth County in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,070 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forsyth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forsyth County grew 11.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Forsyth County is 67 (upper middle), #307 of 1,461 scored counties and #27 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,070 | 5,469 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.6% | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,341 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $143,784 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 29+3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 506 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,805+11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 89,030
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,190
- Median household income
- $143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,744
- Median home value
- $550,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,325
- Daytime population
- 237,855Residents 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 Forsyth 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 |
| 27Forsyth County, GA | 67 | 50 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +11.8% | #307 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Forsyth County, GA?
There are 50 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Forsyth County, GA spend on pets?
About $119.4M a year, or $1,341 per household. That is 47% above the U.S. average (an index of 147, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Forsyth County has 5.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 47, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,070 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Forsyth County scores 67 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #307 of 1,461 scored counties.
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