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Pet businesses in Blanco County, TX

How Blanco County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #33 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On pets · $993 a household
Spending per listing
$855K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,581
+18.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Blanco County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #33 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Households in Blanco County spend about $5.1M a year on pets, or $993 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $855K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Blanco County has 6 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blanco County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blanco County grew 18.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Blanco 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.

Pet businesses in Blanco County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBlanco CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.69.810.4
Spending per listing$855K$972K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$993$950$909
Median household income$92,425$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8576

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Blanco 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 Blanco County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,581+18.6% since 2020
Households
5,166
Median age
50.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$92,425+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,354
Median home value
$483,500
Jobs located here
3,768
Daytime population
11,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Blanco County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ector County, TX87375.7$1.5M+5.0%#12 of 2,200
2Fort Bend County, TX862428.3$1.4M+17.4%#18 of 2,200
3Midland County, TX85537.8$1.3M+10.0%#24 of 2,200
4Blanco County, TX85611.6$855K+18.6%#33 of 2,200
5Webb County, TX84425.2$1.5M+5.2%#36 of 2,200
6Harris County, TX841,3477.7$1.2M+6.6%#38 of 2,200
7Ellis County, TX83679.3$1.1M+24.0%#42 of 2,200
8Milam County, TX8176.9$1.2M+6.0%#58 of 2,200
9Hill County, TX80107.3$1.1M+9.8%#69 of 2,200
10Dallas County, TX796826.9$1.4M+1.9%#80 of 2,200

Other business types in Blanco County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Blanco County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Blanco County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blanco County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Blanco County, TX spend on pets?

About $5.1M a year, or $993 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $855K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,166 households in Blanco County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blanco County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Blanco County has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $855K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Blanco County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Blanco County at 13,581 people in 2025, up 18.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,166 households. Median household income in Blanco County is $92,425, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.2%, 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. Blanco County scores 85 for pet businesses (high), #33 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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