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Pet businesses in Brazoria County, TX

The pet businesses in Brazoria County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #90 of 2,200 scored counties
#14 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
151
29 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
69
+21.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$143.9M
On pets · $1,074 a household
Spending per listing
$953K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% 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

For pet businesses, Brazoria County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #90 of 2,200 scored counties and #14 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Households in Brazoria County spend about $143.9M a year on pets, or $1,074 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $953K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

Brazoria County has 151 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Brazoria County was 69 in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,941 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Brazoria County. Population estimates put the population change in Brazoria County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Brazoria 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 Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.39.810.4
Spending per listing$953K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment1,9411,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.1%+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,074$950$909
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7976

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 69+21.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
692
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
212Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
164The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents 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 Brazoria 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
14Brazoria County, TX7915111.3$953K+12.2%#90 of 2,200

Other business types in Brazoria County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Brazoria County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 pet businesses in Brazoria County. 29 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 212 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $143.9M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $953K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brazoria County has 11.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $953K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 164, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,941 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 79 for pet businesses (high), #90 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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