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Veterinarians in Clayton County, GA
How Clayton County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #274 of 1,485 scored counties
#19 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.7M
- On pets · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 70% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 veterinarians in Clayton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $762 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Clayton County spend about $80.7M a year on pets. Spread across 11 veterinarians, that is $7.3M per clinic, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Clayton County in 2023. That is one for every 15,134 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $527K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clayton County.
Population estimates show Clayton County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Clayton County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #274 of 1,485 scored counties and #19 of 63 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clayton 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 veterinarians 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,134 | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $762 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 380
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $527K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 94 | 13 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +12.7% | #3 of 1,485 |
| 2Henry County, GA | 90 | 19 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +9.5% | #12 of 1,485 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 86 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +7.9% | #36 of 1,485 |
| 4Douglas County, GA | 84 | 10 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +6.6% | #48 of 1,485 |
| 5Harris County, GA | 81 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.8% | #79 of 1,485 |
| 6Effingham County, GA | 81 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +14.1% | #80 of 1,485 |
| 7Bartow County, GA | 81 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +10.5% | #81 of 1,485 |
| 8Newton County, GA | 79 | 10 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +11.2% | #103 of 1,485 |
| 9Gwinnett County, GA | 79 | 103 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +6.2% | #105 of 1,485 |
| 10Houston County, GA | 79 | 20 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #108 of 1,485 |
| 19Clayton County, GA | 70 | 11 | 1.0 | $7.3M | −0.6% | #274 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Clayton County, GA?
There are 11 veterinarians on map listings in Clayton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on pets?
About $80.7M a year, or $762 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Clayton County has 1.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $7.3M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clayton County would have about 30, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,134 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 70 for veterinarians (upper middle), #274 of 1,485 scored counties.
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