Pets · County · Georgia
Pet stores in Forsyth County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Forsyth County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 974 scored counties
#15 of 41 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 25
- 9 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.4M
- On pets · $1,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,805
- +11.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Forsyth County comes to about $119.4M a year: $1,341 per household, 47% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Forsyth County has 25 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Forsyth County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 8,903 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Forsyth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forsyth County grew 11.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Forsyth County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #172 of 974 scored counties and #15 of 41 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,903 | 14,924 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,341 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $143,784 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,805+11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 89,030
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,190
- Median household income
- $143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,744
- Median home value
- $550,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,325
- Daytime population
- 237,855Residents 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 Forsyth 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 |
| 15Forsyth County, GA | 70 | 25 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +11.8% | #172 of 974 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Forsyth County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet stores in Forsyth County. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Forsyth County, GA spend on pets?
About $119.4M a year, or $1,341 per household. That is 47% above the U.S. average (an index of 147, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Forsyth County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 26, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,903 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Forsyth County scores 70 for pet stores (upper middle), #172 of 974 scored counties.
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