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Pet stores in Georgia

Markets across Georgia ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
725
327 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
273
+4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On pets
Listings per 10k households
1.8
10% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$5.3M
16% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#4 of 51
Market score 76 · High

A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 725 pet stores in Georgia. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Georgia comes to about $3.8B a year: $936 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 725 pet stores, that is $5.3M per store, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 273 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Georgia in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 14,924 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #4 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 76 (high). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores highest (77). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (91).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC77281.2$7.2M+4.7%#16 of 382
2Gainesville, GA76111.5$6.4M+11.4%#19 of 382
3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA744261.8$5.6M+5.9%#27 of 382
4Savannah, GA72311.9$4.8M+8.1%#44 of 382
Chattanooga, TN-GA71361.6$5.7M+5.3%#46 of 382
5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA6781.7$5M+4.4%#74 of 382
6Dalton, GA6681.5$5.3M+3.5%#77 of 382
7Columbus, GA-AL60181.4$5.6M−1.3%#120 of 382
8Hinesville, GA5651.7$4.6M+12.6%#147 of 382
9Macon-Bibb County, GA54151.7$4.7M+2.1%#162 of 382
10Athens-Clarke County, GA54182.1$4.1M+3.9%#165 of 382
11Warner Robins, GA51202.7$3.4M+8.2%#185 of 382
12Valdosta, GA5091.6$4.8M+3.3%#187 of 382
13Rome, GA3792.4$3.4M+2.8%#290 of 382
14Albany, GA22122.1$3.6M−1.8%#358 of 382

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA9172.5$4M+29.3%#4 of 220
2LaGrange, GA-AL7471.7$4.4M+3.0%#22 of 220
3Cornelia, GA6753.0$2.8M+9.3%#45 of 220
4Thomasville, GA6662.1$3.8M+1.3%#49 of 220
5Moultrie, GA4553.0$2.5M+3.3%#127 of 220
6Milledgeville, GA3853.0$2.5M+0.6%#166 of 220
7Waycross, GA3383.9$1.8M+3.0%#179 of 220
8Bainbridge, GA1854.7$1.5M0.0%#206 of 220
Statesboro, GANot scored20.6$13.6M+8.0%
Calhoun, GANot scored20.9$8.9M+6.9%
Dublin, GANot scored10.5$16.5M+2.8%
Kingsland, GANot scored31.4$6.2M+9.5%
Douglas, GANot scored21.1$6.5M+2.9%
Tifton, GANot scored31.6$4.7M+1.7%
Cedartown, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Vidalia, GANot scored32.2$3.3M+1.5%
Americus, GANot scored21.6$4.4M−1.9%
Jesup, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.8%
Thomaston, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Toccoa, GANot scored11.0$7.6M+3.8%
Eufaula, AL-GANot scored11.0$7M−1.2%
Summerville, GANot scored33.3$2.1M+1.5%
Cordele, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Fitzgerald, GANot scored34.2$1.5M−0.4%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coweta County, GA9261.1$9.8M+9.2%#3 of 974
2Paulding County, GA9281.3$7.8M+12.7%#6 of 974
3Henry County, GA83151.7$5.5M+9.5%#35 of 974
4Barrow County, GA8251.6$5.6M+18.7%#42 of 974
5Hall County, GA80111.5$6.4M+11.4%#53 of 974
6Bartow County, GA8071.7$5.4M+10.5%#56 of 974
7Walton County, GA7972.0$4.8M+16.0%#65 of 974
8Gwinnett County, GA78571.7$5.8M+6.2%#71 of 974
9Douglas County, GA7891.7$5.4M+6.6%#73 of 974
10Columbia County, GA7661.1$9.8M+7.9%#85 of 974
11DeKalb County, GA76401.4$7.1M+1.3%#86 of 974
12Fulton County, GA74831.8$6M+2.7%#110 of 974
13Rockdale County, GA7461.7$5.2M+5.2%#113 of 974
14Jackson County, GA7372.5$4M+29.3%#131 of 974
15Forsyth County, GA70252.8$4.8M+11.8%#172 of 974
16Carroll County, GA7081.8$4.7M+9.8%#174 of 974
17Chatham County, GA67262.2$4.1M+5.7%#216 of 974
18Cobb County, GA64642.2$5.1M+3.5%#250 of 974
19Houston County, GA64152.3$3.9M+8.5%#259 of 974
20Muscogee County, GA62101.2$6.3M−2.3%#281 of 974
21Clayton County, GA5860.6$13.5M−0.6%#344 of 974
22Richmond County, GA5870.9$8.3M0.0%#345 of 974
23Cherokee County, GA58282.8$4.1M+11.6%#355 of 974
24Glynn County, GA5682.3$3.9M+3.7%#388 of 974
25Whitfield County, GA5282.2$3.8M+3.3%#442 of 974
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Lowndes County, GA4892.0$3.9M+3.7%#522 of 974
27Floyd County, GA4892.4$3.4M+2.8%#527 of 974
28Habersham County, GA4753.0$2.8M+9.3%#544 of 974
29Pickens County, GA4764.5$2.1M+11.4%#546 of 974
30Spalding County, GA4662.3$3.5M+4.9%#555 of 974
31Bibb County, GA44101.7$4.6M+0.3%#582 of 974
32Fayette County, GA43184.0$2.9M+4.7%#610 of 974
33Morgan County, GA4267.4$1.3M+9.4%#632 of 974
34Dawson County, GA4065.2$2M+30.7%#655 of 974
35Peach County, GA3954.7$1.8M+6.5%#666 of 974
36Clarke County, GA34142.6$3M+1.0%#727 of 974
37Colquitt County, GA2853.0$2.5M+3.3%#813 of 974
38Baldwin County, GA2253.0$2.5M+0.6%#885 of 974
39Fannin County, GA2154.2$1.9M+2.6%#894 of 974
40Dougherty County, GA1582.3$2.9M−3.0%#928 of 974
41Decatur County, GA1154.7$1.5M0.0%#951 of 974
Newton County, GANot scored41.0$9.1M+11.2%
Bulloch County, GANot scored20.6$12.1M+8.8%
Troup County, GANot scored31.1$7M+5.0%
Effingham County, GANot scored31.2$7.9M+14.1%
Walker County, GANot scored20.8$10.2M+3.7%
Catoosa County, GANot scored20.8$11.7M+2.3%
Liberty County, GANot scored41.7$4.5M+7.6%
Gordon County, GANot scored20.9$8.9M+6.9%
Camden County, GANot scored31.4$6.2M+9.5%
Laurens County, GANot scored10.5$14.3M+3.0%
Bryan County, GANot scored21.2$9M+15.6%
Thomas County, GANot scored42.1$3.7M+1.3%
Polk County, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Oconee County, GANot scored21.3$9.2M+6.9%
Coffee County, GANot scored21.3$5.5M+3.2%
Tift County, GANot scored31.9$4M+2.1%
Murray County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.0%
Harris County, GANot scored21.5$6.9M+6.8%
Ware County, GANot scored43.1$2.1M+1.9%
Lumpkin County, GANot scored32.6$3.6M+7.5%
Lee County, GANot scored10.8$11.5M+2.9%
Gilmer County, GANot scored32.3$3.6M+7.9%
Madison County, GANot scored10.9$8.9M+8.8%
Haralson County, GANot scored21.7$5.1M+10.0%
Wayne County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.8%
Monroe County, GANot scored21.9$5.1M+14.1%
Sumter County, GANot scored21.8$3.8M−2.4%
White County, GANot scored43.7$2.3M+6.0%
Jones County, GANot scored21.9$4.8M+2.8%
Upson County, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Toombs County, GANot scored21.9$3.8M+1.7%
Stephens County, GANot scored11.0$7.6M+3.8%
Hart County, GANot scored21.8$4.3M+10.7%
Butts County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Union County, GANot scored21.7$4.8M+12.3%
Grady County, GANot scored22.0$4M+1.4%
Chattooga County, GANot scored33.3$2.1M+1.5%
Burke County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Franklin County, GANot scored22.2$3.3M+10.5%
Tattnall County, GANot scored11.3$5.4M+0.2%
Emanuel County, GANot scored11.2$5.6M+1.2%
Putnam County, GANot scored11.0$9.5M+7.0%
McDuffie County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Mitchell County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.4%
Worth County, GANot scored33.9$1.9M−3.2%
Pierce County, GANot scored45.3$1.5M+5.1%
Greene County, GANot scored00.0n/a+12.3%
Pike County, GANot scored11.5$6.4M+10.5%
Elbert County, GANot scored11.2$6.4M+2.1%
Washington County, GANot scored11.4$5.2M−2.5%
Dodge County, GANot scored11.5$4.9M−1.4%
Crisp County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Lamar County, GANot scored00.0n/a+12.9%
Banks County, GANot scored11.5$5.8M+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored00.0n/a+3.9%
Long County, GANot scored11.6$4.7M+32.6%
Berrien County, GANot scored22.8$2.6M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored11.6$4.9M+5.8%
Rabun County, GANot scored33.9$2.2M+5.0%
Ben Hill County, GANot scored34.2$1.5M−0.4%
Brooks County, GANot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Dade County, GANot scored11.6$5M−0.5%
Jasper County, GANot scored00.0n/a+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored11.8$4.7M+10.4%
Jefferson County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Jeff Davis County, GANot scored23.6$1.9M+2.8%
Screven County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Towns County, GANot scored23.4$2.3M+5.8%
Charlton County, GANot scored24.7$1.6M+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored12.3$3.6M+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored12.4$2.8M−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored13.0$2.2M−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored00.0n/a+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Candler County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M+2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored12.8$2.5M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored00.0n/a−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored12.7$2.8M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored00.0n/a−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored12.9$2.3M−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored13.1$2.1M+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored13.2$2.5M+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored00.0n/a+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored13.1$2.1M0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored14.4$1.7M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored14.0$1.7M−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored00.0n/a−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Georgia?

Georgia has 725 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 327 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 273 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Georgia spend on pets?

About $3.8B a year, or $936 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 725 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Georgia has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Georgia would have about 843, against 725 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,924 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for pet stores?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest, at 91 (very high). Among 41 scored counties in Georgia, Coweta County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 76 for pet stores (high), #4 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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