Pets · County · South Carolina
Veterinarians in Georgetown County, SC
How Georgetown County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #549 of 1,485 scored counties
#17 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $876 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Georgetown County spend about $23.8M a year on pets. That works out to $2M per clinic, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 12 veterinarians on map listings in Georgetown County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Georgetown County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,876 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Georgetown County.
Population estimates put the population change in Georgetown County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Georgetown County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #549 of 1,485 scored counties and #17 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Georgetown County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Georgetown County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,876 | 4,034 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 85 | 27 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +18.7% | #44 of 1,485 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 78 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +6.3% | #118 of 1,485 |
| 3Horry County, SC | 78 | 45 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #124 of 1,485 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 76 | 48 | 2.9 | $3M | +4.6% | #154 of 1,485 |
| 5York County, SC | 76 | 42 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +8.1% | #157 of 1,485 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 76 | 18 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +18.3% | #165 of 1,485 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 75 | 42 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #188 of 1,485 |
| 8Beaufort County, SC | 71 | 32 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +8.9% | #268 of 1,485 |
| 9Florence County, SC | 69 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +1.2% | #302 of 1,485 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 69 | 93 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +10.6% | #308 of 1,485 |
| 17Georgetown County, SC | 58 | 12 | 4.4 | $2M | +3.8% | #549 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Georgetown 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Georgetown County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 veterinarians in Georgetown County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 Georgetown County, SC spend on pets?
About $23.8M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgetown County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Georgetown County has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,876 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 58 for veterinarians (upper middle), #549 of 1,485 scored counties.
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