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Pet stores in Fayette County, GA
The pet stores in Fayette County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #610 of 974 scored counties
#32 of 41 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 10 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On pets · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,156
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fayette County spend about $51.5M a year on pets, or $1,156 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 pet stores, that is $2.9M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Fayette County has 18 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Fayette County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 5,573 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fayette County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #610 of 974 scored counties and #32 of 41 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fayette 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 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 | Fayette County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $5.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,573 | 14,924 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,156 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $111,978 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,156+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,581
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $111,978+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,593
- Median home value
- $436,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,297
- Daytime population
- 120,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fayette County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coweta County, GA | 92 | 6 | 1.1 | $9.8M | +9.2% | #3 of 974 |
| 2Paulding County, GA | 92 | 8 | 1.3 | $7.8M | +12.7% | #6 of 974 |
| 3Henry County, GA | 83 | 15 | 1.7 | $5.5M | +9.5% | #35 of 974 |
| 4Barrow County, GA | 82 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.6M | +18.7% | #42 of 974 |
| 5Hall County, GA | 80 | 11 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +11.4% | #53 of 974 |
| 6Bartow County, GA | 80 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +10.5% | #56 of 974 |
| 7Walton County, GA | 79 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +16.0% | #65 of 974 |
| 8Gwinnett County, GA | 78 | 57 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +6.2% | #71 of 974 |
| 9Douglas County, GA | 78 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +6.6% | #73 of 974 |
| 10Columbia County, GA | 76 | 6 | 1.1 | $9.8M | +7.9% | #85 of 974 |
| 32Fayette County, GA | 43 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +4.7% | #610 of 974 |
Other business types in Fayette County
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 businesses58
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Fayette County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet stores in Fayette County. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Fayette County, GA spend on pets?
About $51.5M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 44,581 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Fayette County has 4.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fayette County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,573 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 125,156 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,581 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $111,978 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 43 for pet stores (lower middle), #610 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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