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Pet stores in the Moultrie, GA area

How the Moultrie, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #127 of 220 scored small-town markets
#5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On pets · $735 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,438
+3.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in the Moultrie area. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in the Moultrie area spend about $12.4M a year on pets, or $735 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Moultrie area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Moultrie area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the Moultrie area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #127 of 220 scored small-town markets and #5 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Moultrie 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.

Pet stores in Moultrie, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMoultrie areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.01.82.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$5.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,92413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$735$936$909
Median household income$49,341$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4576

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
53 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie area

Population, 2025 estimate
47,438+3.3% since 2020
Households
16,803
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$49,341+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,603
Median home value
$121,400
Jobs located here
15,271
Daytime population
43,306Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Moultrie area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA9172.5$4M+29.3%#4 of 220
2LaGrange, GA-AL7471.7$4.4M+3.0%#22 of 220
3Cornelia, GA6753.0$2.8M+9.3%#45 of 220
4Thomasville, GA6662.1$3.8M+1.3%#49 of 220
5Moultrie, GA4553.0$2.5M+3.3%#127 of 220
6Milledgeville, GA3853.0$2.5M+0.6%#166 of 220
7Waycross, GA3383.9$1.8M+3.0%#179 of 220
8Bainbridge, GA1854.7$1.5M0.0%#206 of 220

Other business types in the Moultrie area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Moultrie, GA area?

The Moultrie area has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Moultrie area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Moultrie, GA area spend on pets?

About $12.4M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,803 households in the Moultrie area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Moultrie, GA area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Moultrie area has 3.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Moultrie area would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is the Moultrie, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Moultrie area at 47,438 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,803 households. Median household income in the Moultrie area is $49,341, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Moultrie area scores 45 for pet stores (lower middle), #127 of 220 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in the Moultrie area

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