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Market rankings · Georgia

Veterinarians in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,399
293 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
1,045
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On pets
Listings per 10k households
3.4
3% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.7M
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#11 of 51
Market score 64 · Upper middle

A site report maps the veterinarians on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Georgia has 1,399 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 293 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $936 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Georgia spend about $3.8B a year on pets. That works out to $2.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Georgia was 1,045 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,899 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $50.7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #11 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest (72). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Statesboro area scores highest (83).

Every market in Georgia for veterinarians

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA7262.0$3.8M+12.6%#48 of 384
2Valdosta, GA71111.9$3.9M+3.3%#53 of 384
3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA717903.4$3M+5.9%#55 of 384
4Gainesville, GA66283.8$2.5M+11.4%#86 of 384
5Dalton, GA62152.9$2.8M+3.5%#103 of 384
6Macon-Bibb County, GA60252.8$2.8M+2.1%#117 of 384
7Warner Robins, GA60263.5$2.6M+8.2%#123 of 384
8Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC58773.3$2.6M+4.7%#136 of 384
Chattanooga, TN-GA51873.8$2.4M+5.3%#193 of 384
9Savannah, GA46714.4$2.1M+8.1%#227 of 384
10Brunswick-St. Simons, GA40204.2$2M+4.4%#260 of 384
11Columbus, GA-AL38433.4$2.3M−1.3%#272 of 384
12Rome, GA36133.5$2.4M+2.8%#288 of 384
13Albany, GA35203.5$2.2M−1.8%#293 of 384
14Athens-Clarke County, GA26515.9$1.5M+3.9%#351 of 384

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Statesboro, GA8392.6$3M+8.0%#11 of 398
2LaGrange, GA-AL80102.5$3.1M+3.0%#17 of 398
3Thomasville, GA7982.8$2.8M+1.3%#20 of 398
4Calhoun, GA7873.3$2.5M+6.9%#25 of 398
5Kingsland, GA73104.6$1.9M+9.5%#44 of 398
6Jefferson, GA71134.6$2.2M+29.3%#58 of 398
7Waycross, GA6862.9$2.5M+3.0%#74 of 398
8Douglas, GA6452.7$2.6M+2.9%#97 of 398
9Cornelia, GA6374.2$2M+9.3%#105 of 398
10Tifton, GA6373.7$2M+1.7%#106 of 398
11Milledgeville, GA6263.6$2.1M+0.6%#113 of 398
12Jesup, GA4065.4$1.4M+7.8%#272 of 398
13Vidalia, GA3864.4$1.7M+1.5%#281 of 398
Dublin, GANot scored41.8$4.1M+2.8%
Moultrie, GANot scored31.8$4.1M+3.3%
Cedartown, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Americus, GANot scored43.2$2.2M−1.9%
Bainbridge, GANot scored43.8$1.9M0.0%
Thomaston, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Toccoa, GANot scored43.8$1.9M+3.8%
Eufaula, AL-GANot scored43.9$1.7M−1.2%
Summerville, GANot scored22.2$3.1M+1.5%
Cordele, GANot scored33.8$1.9M−4.1%
Fitzgerald, GANot scored11.4$4.6M−0.4%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA94132.2$4.8M+12.7%#3 of 1,485
2Henry County, GA90192.2$4.3M+9.5%#12 of 1,485
3Columbia County, GA86173.1$3.4M+7.9%#36 of 1,485
4Douglas County, GA84101.9$4.8M+6.6%#48 of 1,485
5Harris County, GA8153.8$2.7M+6.8%#79 of 1,485
6Effingham County, GA8193.7$2.6M+14.1%#80 of 1,485
7Bartow County, GA81153.7$2.5M+10.5%#81 of 1,485
8Newton County, GA79102.4$3.6M+11.2%#103 of 1,485
9Gwinnett County, GA791033.1$3.2M+6.2%#105 of 1,485
10Houston County, GA79203.1$2.9M+8.5%#108 of 1,485
11Bryan County, GA7753.0$3.6M+15.6%#130 of 1,485
12DeKalb County, GA76822.9$3.5M+1.3%#145 of 1,485
13Lowndes County, GA7592.0$3.9M+3.7%#172 of 1,485
14Bulloch County, GA7582.6$3M+8.8%#183 of 1,485
15Hall County, GA75283.8$2.5M+11.4%#191 of 1,485
16Fulton County, GA731593.4$3.2M+2.7%#214 of 1,485
17Troup County, GA7183.0$2.6M+5.0%#266 of 1,485
18Coweta County, GA71234.1$2.6M+9.2%#269 of 1,485
19Clayton County, GA70111.0$7.3M−0.6%#274 of 1,485
20Forsyth County, GA70384.3$3.1M+11.8%#281 of 1,485
21Fayette County, GA70235.2$2.2M+4.7%#291 of 1,485
22Cobb County, GA691234.2$2.7M+3.5%#304 of 1,485
23Liberty County, GA6862.5$3M+7.6%#319 of 1,485
24Carroll County, GA68132.9$2.9M+9.8%#320 of 1,485
25Thomas County, GA6752.7$2.9M+1.3%#335 of 1,485
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Rockdale County, GA67133.8$2.4M+5.2%#350 of 1,485
27Lumpkin County, GA6654.3$2.1M+7.5%#369 of 1,485
28Gordon County, GA6573.3$2.5M+6.9%#387 of 1,485
29Richmond County, GA64192.5$3.1M0.0%#398 of 1,485
30Spalding County, GA6493.4$2.3M+4.9%#413 of 1,485
31Lee County, GA6354.1$2.3M+2.9%#438 of 1,485
32Jackson County, GA63134.6$2.2M+29.3%#442 of 1,485
33Walton County, GA63164.5$2.1M+16.0%#444 of 1,485
34Camden County, GA62104.6$1.9M+9.5%#462 of 1,485
35Bibb County, GA61162.7$2.9M+0.3%#467 of 1,485
36Whitfield County, GA60133.5$2.3M+3.3%#494 of 1,485
37Catoosa County, GA60114.1$2.1M+2.3%#500 of 1,485
38Gilmer County, GA5964.6$1.8M+7.9%#526 of 1,485
39Monroe County, GA5965.7$1.7M+14.1%#527 of 1,485
40Cherokee County, GA58605.9$1.9M+11.6%#551 of 1,485
41Barrow County, GA57154.9$1.9M+18.7%#571 of 1,485
42Morgan County, GA5456.2$1.5M+9.4%#655 of 1,485
43Habersham County, GA5274.2$2M+9.3%#700 of 1,485
44Hart County, GA5254.5$1.7M+10.7%#705 of 1,485
45Floyd County, GA51133.5$2.4M+2.8%#710 of 1,485
46Baldwin County, GA5163.6$2.1M+0.6%#720 of 1,485
47Chatham County, GA51574.7$1.9M+5.7%#728 of 1,485
48Glynn County, GA50164.5$2M+3.7%#752 of 1,485
49Tift County, GA4953.2$2.4M+2.1%#769 of 1,485
50Dawson County, GA4976.0$1.7M+30.7%#781 of 1,485
51Walker County, GA47103.8$2M+3.7%#825 of 1,485
52Putnam County, GA4754.8$1.9M+7.0%#832 of 1,485
53Pickens County, GA4796.7$1.4M+11.4%#837 of 1,485
54Coffee County, GA4553.3$2.2M+3.2%#868 of 1,485
55Muscogee County, GA43293.6$2.2M−2.3%#909 of 1,485
56Dougherty County, GA42113.2$2.1M−3.0%#930 of 1,485
57Oconee County, GA41149.3$1.3M+6.9%#971 of 1,485
58Peach County, GA3865.7$1.5M+6.5%#1,027 of 1,485
59Wayne County, GA3565.4$1.4M+7.8%#1,103 of 1,485
60Fannin County, GA3365.0$1.6M+2.6%#1,144 of 1,485
61Madison County, GA2987.1$1.1M+8.8%#1,236 of 1,485
62Clarke County, GA28285.1$1.5M+1.0%#1,251 of 1,485
63Toombs County, GA2654.8$1.5M+1.7%#1,292 of 1,485
Laurens County, GANot scored42.2$3.6M+3.0%
Colquitt County, GANot scored31.8$4.1M+3.3%
Polk County, GANot scored31.9$4.1M+6.0%
Murray County, GANot scored21.3$6.1M+4.0%
Ware County, GANot scored43.1$2.1M+1.9%
Haralson County, GANot scored32.6$3.4M+10.0%
Decatur County, GANot scored43.8$1.9M0.0%
Sumter County, GANot scored43.6$1.9M−2.4%
White County, GANot scored21.9$4.5M+6.0%
Jones County, GANot scored21.9$4.8M+2.8%
Upson County, GANot scored32.8$2.7M+2.7%
Stephens County, GANot scored43.8$1.9M+3.8%
Butts County, GANot scored33.4$2.4M+6.5%
Union County, GANot scored43.5$2.4M+12.3%
Grady County, GANot scored33.0$2.7M+1.4%
Chattooga County, GANot scored22.2$3.1M+1.5%
Burke County, GANot scored22.2$3.6M−0.9%
Franklin County, GANot scored33.3$2.2M+10.5%
Tattnall County, GANot scored45.2$1.4M+0.2%
Emanuel County, GANot scored22.4$2.8M+1.2%
McDuffie County, GANot scored33.7$2.1M+0.1%
Mitchell County, GANot scored11.3$5.6M−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored22.4$3.1M+4.4%
Worth County, GANot scored22.6$2.9M−3.2%
Pierce County, GANot scored22.6$3.1M+5.1%
Greene County, GANot scored33.7$2.8M+12.3%
Pike County, GANot scored11.5$6.4M+10.5%
Elbert County, GANot scored44.8$1.6M+2.1%
Washington County, GANot scored34.1$1.7M−2.5%
Dodge County, GANot scored22.9$2.4M−1.4%
Crisp County, GANot scored33.8$1.9M−4.1%
Lamar County, GANot scored45.6$1.5M+12.9%
Banks County, GANot scored00.0n/a+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored22.8$2.5M+3.9%
Long County, GANot scored00.0n/a+32.6%
Berrien County, GANot scored11.4$5.2M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored11.5$5M+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored11.6$4.9M+5.8%
Rabun County, GANot scored45.3$1.6M+5.0%
Ben Hill County, GANot scored11.4$4.6M−0.4%
Brooks County, GANot scored23.3$2M−1.0%
Dade County, GANot scored23.3$2.5M−0.5%
Jasper County, GANot scored00.0n/a+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored11.8$4.7M+10.4%
Jefferson County, GANot scored23.5$2.1M−4.2%
Jeff Davis County, GANot scored11.8$3.7M+2.8%
Screven County, GANot scored24.1$1.8M+2.4%
Towns County, GANot scored23.4$2.3M+5.8%
Charlton County, GANot scored37.1$1.1M+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored12.3$3.6M+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored12.4$2.8M−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored13.0$2.2M−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored35.9$1.3M+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored12.4$2.8M−0.4%
Candler County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M+2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored12.5$2.9M+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored38.4$847K+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored24.8$1.4M−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored12.8$2.5M−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored12.7$2.8M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored26.1$1.1M−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored210.7$703K−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored25.9$1.2M−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored38.6$762K−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored00.0n/a+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored13.2$2.5M+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored26.7$1.1M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored13.1$2.1M0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored13.4$2.2M+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored16.2$992K+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored13.7$1.5M−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored13.9$1.9M−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored00.0n/a−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 veterinarians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Georgia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,399 veterinarians in Georgia. 293 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 1,045 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Georgia spend on pets?

About $3.8B a year, or $936 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,399 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Georgia has 3.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Georgia would have about 1,402, against 1,399 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,899 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for veterinarians?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Statesboro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 63 scored counties in Georgia, Paulding County scores highest, at 94 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 64 for veterinarians (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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