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Pet stores in Pickens County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Pickens County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #546 of 974 scored counties
#29 of 41 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On pets · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,167
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Pickens County comes to about $12.5M a year: $929 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Pickens County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Pickens County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Pickens County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Pickens County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #546 of 974 scored counties and #29 of 41 scored counties in Georgia.
How Pickens 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 | Pickens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $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 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $929 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,930 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 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
- 63 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,167+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,430
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 232 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $78,930+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,470
- Median home value
- $332,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,790
- Daytime population
- 28,040Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Pickens 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 |
| 29Pickens County, GA | 47 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +11.4% | #546 of 974 |
Other business types in Pickens 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Pickens County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet stores in Pickens County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pickens County, GA spend on pets?
About $12.5M a year, or $929 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 13,430 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pickens County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Pickens County has 4.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Pickens County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Pickens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Pickens County at 37,167 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,430 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $78,930 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Pickens County scores 47 for pet stores (lower middle), #546 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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