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Pet businesses in Chambers County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Chambers County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #151 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
27
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On pets · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$707K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,594
+22.6% 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

For pet businesses, Chambers County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #151 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Household spending on pets in Chambers County comes to about $19.1M a year: $1,108 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $707K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Chambers County has 27 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chambers County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,461 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chambers County. Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chambers 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 Chambers County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.79.810.4
Spending per listing$707K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment2,4611,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,108$950$909
Median household income$109,804$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
274 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
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
57,594+22.6% since 2020
Households
17,229
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$109,804+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,986
Median home value
$329,500
Jobs located here
22,262
Daytime population
47,989Residents 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 Chambers 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
21Chambers County, TX762715.7$707K+22.6%#151 of 2,200

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Chambers County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in Chambers County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $707K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,229 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chambers County has 15.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $707K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chambers County would have about 22, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,461 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Chambers County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 57,594 people in 2025, up 22.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,229 households. Median household income in Chambers County is $109,804, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Chambers County scores 76 for pet businesses (high), #151 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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