Pets · Metro area · Texas
Pet businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
The pet businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #66 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 128
- 17 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.3M
- On pets · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $987K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,310
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area spend about $126.3M a year on pets, or $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $987K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 128 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,989 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #66 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area 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 | Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $987K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,989 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $845 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,659 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 533
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area, 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 the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,310+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 149,466
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $64,659+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,951
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Jobs located here
- 151,181
- Daytime population
- 386,011Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 88 | 54 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +9.8% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 86 | 37 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #4 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 84 | 2,367 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #8 of 387 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 80 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #14 of 387 |
| 5McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 76 | 169 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +5.6% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 76 | 2,832 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #27 of 387 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 73 | 922 | 9.5 | $968K | +9.5% | #41 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 72 | 81 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #44 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 1,073 | 10.8 | $1M | +14.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 10Corpus Christi, TX | 67 | 136 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 11Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 67 | 128 | 8.6 | $987K | +0.5% | #66 of 387 |
Other business types in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area
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 businesses67
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 128 pet businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. 17 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $126.3M a year, or $845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 128 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $987K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 149,466 households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $987K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area would have about 144, against 128 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,989 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area at 399,310 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 149,466 households. Median household income in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area is $64,659, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #66 of 387 scored metro areas.
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