Pets · Metro area · Georgia
Pet stores in the Valdosta, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Valdosta, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 382 scored metro areas
#12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On pets · $758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,276
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Valdosta metro area spend about $43M a year on pets, or $758 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet stores, that is $4.8M per store, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 9 pet stores on map listings in the Valdosta metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Valdosta metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Valdosta metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the Valdosta metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #187 of 382 scored metro areas and #12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Valdosta 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 | Valdosta metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $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 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $758 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,085 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 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
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Valdosta 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 Valdosta metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,276+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 56,786
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $57,085+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,159
- Median home value
- $201,300
- Jobs located here
- 52,940
- Daytime population
- 150,077Residents 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 Valdosta 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 |
| 12Valdosta, GA | 50 | 9 | 1.6 | $4.8M | +3.3% | #187 of 382 |
Other business types in the Valdosta 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Valdosta, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet stores in the Valdosta metro area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Valdosta metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Valdosta, GA metro area spend on pets?
About $43M 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 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 56,786 households in the Valdosta metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Valdosta, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Valdosta metro area has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Valdosta metro area would have about 10, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is the Valdosta, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Valdosta metro area at 153,276 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,786 households. The median household income in the Valdosta metro area is $57,085 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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 Valdosta metro area scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #187 of 382 scored metro areas.
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