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Veterinarians in Wayne County, GA
How Wayne 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,103 of 1,485 scored counties
#59 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On pets · $733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,481
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wayne County spend about $8.1M a year on pets, or $733 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 veterinarians, that is $1.4M per clinic, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Wayne County has 6 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Wayne County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Wayne County grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,103 of 1,485 scored counties and #59 of 63 scored counties in Georgia.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | +7.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $733 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,427 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,481+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,061
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,341
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,027
- Daytime population
- 28,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wayne County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Wayne 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 |
| 59Wayne County, GA | 35 | 6 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #1,103 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wayne County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Wayne County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wayne County, GA spend on pets?
About $8.1M a year, or $733 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,061 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wayne County has 5.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wayne County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Wayne County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $53,427, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Wayne County scores 35 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,103 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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