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Pet businesses in Austin County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Austin County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,074 of 2,200 scored counties
#92 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.3M
- On pets · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $402K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,625
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Austin County comes to about $11.3M a year: $929 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $402K of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 28 pet businesses on map listings in Austin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Austin County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Austin County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Austin County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,074 of 2,200 scored counties and #92 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Austin County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Austin County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $402K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,021 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $929 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,789 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Austin 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 Austin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,625+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,128
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $75,789+14.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,163
- Median home value
- $296,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,751
- Daytime population
- 24,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ector County, TX | 87 | 37 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #12 of 2,200 |
| 2Fort Bend County, TX | 86 | 242 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +17.4% | #18 of 2,200 |
| 3Midland County, TX | 85 | 53 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +10.0% | #24 of 2,200 |
| 4Blanco County, TX | 85 | 6 | 11.6 | $855K | +18.6% | #33 of 2,200 |
| 5Webb County, TX | 84 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #36 of 2,200 |
| 6Harris County, TX | 84 | 1,347 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +6.6% | #38 of 2,200 |
| 7Ellis County, TX | 83 | 67 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +24.0% | #42 of 2,200 |
| 8Milam County, TX | 81 | 7 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +6.0% | #58 of 2,200 |
| 9Hill County, TX | 80 | 10 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +9.8% | #69 of 2,200 |
| 10Dallas County, TX | 79 | 682 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #80 of 2,200 |
| 92Austin County, TX | 51 | 28 | 23.1 | $402K | +11.6% | #1,074 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Austin 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Austin County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet businesses in Austin County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Austin County, TX spend on pets?
About $11.3M a year, or $929 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $402K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,128 households in Austin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Austin County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Austin County has 23.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $402K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Austin County would have about 13, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Austin County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Austin County at 33,625 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,128 households. Median household income in Austin County is $75,789, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.5%, 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. Austin County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,074 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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