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Pet stores in Gwinnett County, GA

The pet stores in Gwinnett County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #71 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 41 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
57
27 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
25
−7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$328.8M
On pets · $1,005 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,018,099
+6.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Gwinnett County is 78 (high), #71 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 41 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.

At $1,005 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Gwinnett County spend about $328.8M a year on pets. That works out to $5.8M per store, 27% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Gwinnett County has 57 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 47%, 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.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Gwinnett County in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 13,082 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Gwinnett County. Population estimates put the population change in Gwinnett County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gwinnett 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.

Pet stores in Gwinnett County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGwinnett CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.82.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$5.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishment13,08214,92413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.4%+4.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,005$936$909
Median household income$87,890$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7876

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 25−7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
347
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5727 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,018,099+6.2% since 2020
Households
327,043
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,273
Median household income
$87,890+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,877
Median home value
$380,900
Jobs located here
404,763
Daytime population
958,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Gwinnett County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

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

Other business types in Gwinnett County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Gwinnett County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 pet stores in Gwinnett County. 27 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019.

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

About $328.8M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 327,043 households in Gwinnett County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gwinnett County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Gwinnett County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Gwinnett County would have about 73, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,082 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Gwinnett County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gwinnett County at 1,018,099 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,043 households. The median household income in Gwinnett County is $87,890 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Gwinnett County scores 78 for pet stores (high), #71 of 974 scored counties.

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