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Veterinarians in Paulding County, GA
How Paulding 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 94 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #3 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62M
- On pets · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 190,996
- +12.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Paulding County is 94 (very high), #3 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 63 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 veterinarians in Paulding County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $1,034 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Paulding County spend about $62M a year on pets. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Paulding County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 6,001 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Paulding County grew 12.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Paulding 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 | Paulding County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,001 | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,034 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $98,031 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 94 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 190,996+12.7% since 2020
- Households
- 60,008
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 312 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 573
- Median household income
- $98,031+43.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,444
- Median home value
- $326,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,361
- Daytime population
- 119,651Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Paulding County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Paulding 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 businesses91
- Veterinarians94
- Pet grooming and boarding93
- Pet stores92
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Paulding County, GA?
Paulding County has 13 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Paulding County, GA spend on pets?
About $62M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,008 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Paulding County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Paulding County has 2.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4.8M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Paulding County would have about 23, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,001 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Paulding County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Paulding County at 190,996 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,008 households. The median household income in Paulding County is $98,031 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.4% 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. Paulding County scores 94 for veterinarians (very high), #3 of 1,485 scored counties.
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