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Pet stores in Pierce County, GA

How Pierce County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On pets · $813 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,764
+5.1% 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

At $813 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $6.2M a year on pets. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 66% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Pierce County has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Pierce County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pierce County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Pierce County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pierce 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.

Pet stores in Pierce County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.31.82.0
Spending per listing$1.5M$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+5.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$813$936$909
Median household income$60,517$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,764+5.1% since 2020
Households
7,605
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,517+41.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,458
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
4,853
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 counties in Georgia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Pierce County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coweta County, GA9261.1$9.8M+9.2%#3 of 974
2Paulding County, GA9281.3$7.8M+12.7%#6 of 974
3Henry County, GA83151.7$5.5M+9.5%#35 of 974
4Barrow County, GA8251.6$5.6M+18.7%#42 of 974
5Hall County, GA80111.5$6.4M+11.4%#53 of 974
6Bartow County, GA8071.7$5.4M+10.5%#56 of 974
7Walton County, GA7972.0$4.8M+16.0%#65 of 974
8Gwinnett County, GA78571.7$5.8M+6.2%#71 of 974
9Douglas County, GA7891.7$5.4M+6.6%#73 of 974
10Columbia County, GA7661.1$9.8M+7.9%#85 of 974
Pierce County, GANot scored45.3$1.5M+5.1%

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Pierce County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet stores in Pierce County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Pierce County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pierce County, GA spend on pets?

About $6.2M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 7,605 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, GA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Pierce County has 5.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.5M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Pierce County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Pierce County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 20,764 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,605 households. The median household income in Pierce County is $60,517 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.4% 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. Pierce County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pierce County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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