Pets · Metro area · Georgia
Pet stores in the Hinesville, GA metro area
The pet stores in the Hinesville, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 382 scored metro areas
#8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On pets · $758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,870
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hinesville metro area spend about $22.9M a year on pets, or $758 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
The Hinesville metro area has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Hinesville metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hinesville metro area grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the Hinesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #147 of 382 scored metro areas and #8 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Hinesville 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 | Hinesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $5.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,924 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $758 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,709 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hinesville 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 Hinesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,870+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 30,160
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 917 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $61,709+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,391
- Median home value
- $204,500
- Jobs located here
- 17,128
- Daytime population
- 75,511Residents 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 Hinesville 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 Hinesville 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Hinesville, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in the Hinesville metro area. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Hinesville metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Hinesville, GA metro area spend on pets?
About $22.9M a year, or $758 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 30,160 households in the Hinesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hinesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Hinesville metro area has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is the Hinesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hinesville metro area at 91,870 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,160 households. The median household income in the Hinesville metro area is $61,709 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 Hinesville metro area scores 56 for pet stores (upper middle), #147 of 382 scored metro areas.
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