Pets · Small-town market · Texas
Pet businesses in the Brenham, TX area
The pet businesses in the Brenham, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 527 scored small-town markets
#25 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On pets · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $582K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,288
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in the Brenham area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Brenham area spend about $14M a year on pets, or $902 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet businesses, that is $582K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Brenham area in 2023. That is one for every 1,407 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.4M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Brenham area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Brenham area grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Brenham area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #227 of 527 scored small-town markets and #25 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Brenham 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 | Brenham area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $582K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,407 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $902 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,825 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Brenham 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 Brenham area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,288+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,481
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,165
- Median home value
- $288,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,640
- Daytime population
- 34,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brenham area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lufkin, TX | 80 | 20 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +1.9% | #13 of 527 |
| 2Bay City, TX | 79 | 10 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #15 of 527 |
| 3Jacksonville, TX | 77 | 18 | 9.9 | $810K | +5.4% | #22 of 527 |
| 4Corsicana, TX | 76 | 22 | 11.6 | $702K | +8.2% | #27 of 527 |
| 5Del Rio, TX | 72 | 12 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #44 of 527 |
| 6Paris, TX | 71 | 27 | 10.8 | $730K | +2.6% | #52 of 527 |
| 7Kerrville, TX | 69 | 32 | 14.1 | $607K | +2.5% | #65 of 527 |
| 8Athens, TX | 68 | 43 | 12.8 | $644K | +7.5% | #74 of 527 |
| 9Pampa, TX | 67 | 6 | 7.2 | $1.1M | −1.1% | #77 of 527 |
| 10Kingsville, TX | 63 | 7 | 5.9 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #108 of 527 |
| 25Brenham, TX | 54 | 24 | 15.5 | $582K | +7.0% | #227 of 527 |
Other business types in the Brenham 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Brenham, TX area?
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in the Brenham area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Brenham, TX area spend on pets?
About $14M a year, or $902 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $582K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,481 households in the Brenham area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brenham, TX area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Brenham area has 15.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $582K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Brenham area would have about 16, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,407 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brenham, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Brenham area at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. The median household income in the Brenham area is $77,825 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Brenham area scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #227 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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