Pets · County · Georgia
Pet stores in Houston County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 974 scored counties
#19 of 41 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $58.3M
- On pets · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Houston County
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What this means
Households in Houston County spend about $58.3M a year on pets, or $913 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Houston County has 15 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Houston County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Houston County is 64 (upper middle), #259 of 974 scored counties and #19 of 41 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $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 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $913 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 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
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Houston County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston 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 |
| 19Houston County, GA | 64 | 15 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +8.5% | #259 of 974 |
Other business types in Houston 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Houston County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pet stores in Houston County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Houston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on pets?
About $58.3M a year, or $913 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Houston County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Houston County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 64 for pet stores (upper middle), #259 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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