Pets · Metro area · Georgia
Pet stores in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 382 scored metro areas
#5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.2M
- On pets · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,524
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area comes to about $40.2M a year: $853 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 8 pet stores on map listings in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 15,736 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brunswick-St. Simons metro area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #74 of 382 scored metro areas and #5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area 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 stores 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 | Brunswick-St. Simons metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $5.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,736 | 14,924 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $853 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,623 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $931K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 and pet supplies stores in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area, 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 the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,524+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,209
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,294 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $66,623+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,637
- Median home value
- $242,500
- Jobs located here
- 42,696
- Daytime population
- 112,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 77 | 28 | 1.2 | $7.2M | +4.7% | #16 of 382 |
| 2Gainesville, GA | 76 | 11 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +11.4% | #19 of 382 |
| 3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 74 | 426 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +5.9% | #27 of 382 |
| 4Savannah, GA | 72 | 31 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +8.1% | #44 of 382 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 71 | 36 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +5.3% | #46 of 382 |
| 5Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 67 | 8 | 1.7 | $5M | +4.4% | #74 of 382 |
| 6Dalton, GA | 66 | 8 | 1.5 | $5.3M | +3.5% | #77 of 382 |
| 7Columbus, GA-AL | 60 | 18 | 1.4 | $5.6M | −1.3% | #120 of 382 |
| 8Hinesville, GA | 56 | 5 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +12.6% | #147 of 382 |
| 9Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54 | 15 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +2.1% | #162 of 382 |
Other business types in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area
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 businesses59
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area spend on pets?
About $40.2M a year, or $853 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,209 households in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Brunswick-St. Simons metro area has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,736 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area at 118,524 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,209 households. The median household income in the Brunswick-St. Simons metro area is $66,623 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. The Brunswick-St. Simons metro area scores 67 for pet stores (upper middle), #74 of 382 scored metro areas.
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