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Veterinarians in Dougherty County, GA
The veterinarians in Dougherty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #930 of 1,485 scored counties
#56 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On pets · $686 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Dougherty County comes to about $23.5M a year: $686 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Dougherty County has 11 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Dougherty County in 2023. That is one for every 4,897 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dougherty County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Dougherty County is 42 (lower middle), #930 of 1,485 scored counties and #56 of 63 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,897 | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $686 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 veterinary services in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 56Dougherty County, GA | 42 | 11 | 3.2 | $2.1M | −3.0% | #930 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores15
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Dougherty County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 veterinarians in Dougherty County. None of them 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 Dougherty County, GA spend on pets?
About $23.5M a year, or $686 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Dougherty County has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,897 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 42 for veterinarians (lower middle), #930 of 1,485 scored counties.
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