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Pet businesses in Burnet County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Burnet County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,300 of 2,200 scored counties
#110 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 39
- 11 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On pets · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $505K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,015
- +15.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Burnet County spend about $19.7M a year on pets, or $939 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $505K of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Burnet County has 39 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Burnet County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Burnet County.
Population estimates put the population change in Burnet County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Burnet County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,300 of 2,200 scored counties and #110 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Burnet 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 | Burnet County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $505K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $939 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,732 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Burnet 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 Burnet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,015+15.2% since 2020
- Households
- 20,969
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 995 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $78,732+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,846
- Median home value
- $344,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,131
- Daytime population
- 43,265Residents 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 |
| 110Burnet County, TX | 46 | 39 | 18.6 | $505K | +15.2% | #1,300 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Burnet 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Burnet County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 pet businesses in Burnet County. 11 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Burnet County, TX spend on pets?
About $19.7M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $505K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,969 households in Burnet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burnet County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Burnet County has 18.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $505K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Burnet County would have about 22, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Burnet County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Burnet County at 57,015 people in 2025, up 15.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,969 households. Median household income in Burnet County is $78,732, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Burnet County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,300 of 2,200 scored counties.
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