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Pet businesses in Cass County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Cass County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,255 of 2,200 scored counties
#107 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On pets · $748 a household
- Spending per listing
- $552K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,651
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet businesses in Cass County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Cass County comes to about $8.8M a year: $748 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $552K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cass County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,935 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cass County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Cass County is 47 (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,200 scored counties and #107 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Cass 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 | Cass County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $552K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,935 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $748 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,813 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $907K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,651+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,805
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 937 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $53,813+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,924
- Median home value
- $146,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,350
- Daytime population
- 25,675Residents 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 |
| 107Cass County, TX | 47 | 16 | 13.6 | $552K | +0.7% | #1,255 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cass 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cass County, TX?
Cass County has 16 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cass County, TX spend on pets?
About $8.8M a year, or $748 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $552K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,805 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cass County has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $552K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 10, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,935 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 28,651 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,805 households. The median household income in Cass County is $53,813 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. 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. Cass County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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