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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richmond County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richmond County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #366 of 1,461 scored counties
#33 of 59 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$58M
On pets · $757 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
90% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
206,559
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richmond County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $757 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $58M a year on pets. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 90% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Richmond County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 5,900 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Richmond County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #366 of 1,461 scored counties and #33 of 59 scored counties in Georgia.

How Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.23.6
Spending per listing$4.8M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,9005,4695,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.2%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$757$936$909
Median household income$55,637$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6475

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 13
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
206,5590.0% since 2020
Households
76,694
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
635
Median household income
$55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,429
Median home value
$178,500
Jobs located here
100,051
Daytime population
227,215Residents 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 Richmond 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
33Richmond County, GA64121.6$4.8M0.0%#366 of 1,461

Other business types in Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA?

Richmond County has 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $58M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond County has 1.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.8M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Richmond County would have about 23, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,900 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 64 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #366 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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