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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County, GA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 1,461 scored counties
#20 of 59 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 149
- 32 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 108
- +48.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $502.1M
- On pets · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fulton County spend about $502.1M a year on pets, or $1,086 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 149 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 32 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Fulton County in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,282 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $8.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Fulton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Fulton County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #201 of 1,461 scored counties and #20 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,282 | 5,469 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +48.0% | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,086 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 108+48.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14932 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $8.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 Fulton 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 |
| 20Fulton County, GA | 71 | 149 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +2.7% | #201 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Fulton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 149 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County. 32 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 48.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on pets?
About $502.1M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Fulton County has 3.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.4M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 197, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,282 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #201 of 1,461 scored counties.
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