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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Henry County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #13 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
25
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$82.3M
On pets · $949 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
264,922
+9.5% 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

For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Henry County has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #13 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 59 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Henry County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Henry County comes to about $82.3M a year: $949 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.3M per business, 29% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Henry County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 8,670 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $391K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Henry County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Henry 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 Henry County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.23.6
Spending per listing$3.3M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment8,6705,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$949$936$909
Median household income$83,146$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8875

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 10
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$928K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
250 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$391K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
264,922+9.5% since 2020
Households
86,704
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
319 sq. mi.
People per square mile
784
Median household income
$83,146+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,952
Median home value
$313,900
Jobs located here
77,563
Daytime population
212,973Residents 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 Henry 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 Henry 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 Henry County, GA?

Henry County has 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $82.3M a year, or $949 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,704 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry 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 $3.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Henry County would have about 32, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,670 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 264,922 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,704 households. The median household income in Henry County is $83,146 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Henry County scores 88 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #13 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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