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Veterinarians in Tift County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Tift County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #769 of 1,485 scored counties
#49 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On pets · $758 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Tift County comes to about $11.9M a year: $758 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Tift County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Tift County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Tift County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tift County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #769 of 1,485 scored counties and #49 of 63 scored counties in Georgia.
How Tift 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 | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $758 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 64 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents 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 Tift 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 |
| 49Tift County, GA | 49 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #769 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Tift 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Tift County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Tift County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Tift County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on pets?
About $11.9M 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 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Tift County has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Tift County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 49 for veterinarians (lower middle), #769 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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