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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gwinnett County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #42 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
94
15 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
59
+13.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$328.8M
On pets · $1,005 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,018,099
+6.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gwinnett County is 82 (high), #42 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gwinnett County. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Gwinnett County spend about $328.8M a year on pets, or $1,005 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% above 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 59 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Gwinnett County in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,543 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Gwinnett County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gwinnett County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGwinnett CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.23.6
Spending per listing$3.5M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,5435,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.5%+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,005$936$909
Median household income$87,890$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8275

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 59+13.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
442
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9415 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,018,099+6.2% since 2020
Households
327,043
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,273
Median household income
$87,890+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,877
Median home value
$380,900
Jobs located here
404,763
Daytime population
958,914Residents 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 Gwinnett 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

Other business types in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County, GA?

There are 94 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Gwinnett County as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019.

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

About $328.8M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,043 households in Gwinnett County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gwinnett County has 2.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.5M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Gwinnett County would have about 129, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,543 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Gwinnett County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gwinnett County at 1,018,099 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,043 households. The median household income in Gwinnett County is $87,890 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Gwinnett County scores 82 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #42 of 1,461 scored counties.

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