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Pet stores in Hall County, GA
How Hall County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #53 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 41 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 6 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $70.1M
- On pets · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Hall County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #53 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 41 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Households in Hall County spend about $70.1M a year on pets, or $953 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per store, 41% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Hall County has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Hall County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 12,259 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Hall County. Population estimates put the population change in Hall County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hall 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 | Hall County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $5.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,259 | 14,924 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $953 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Hall 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 Hall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Hall 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 businesses77
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Hall County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet stores in Hall County. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hall County, GA spend on pets?
About $70.1M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 73,551 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hall County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Hall County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Hall County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,259 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Hall County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Hall County at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in Hall County is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Hall County scores 80 for pet stores (high), #53 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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