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Pet businesses in Cherokee County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Cherokee County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #261 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $810K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,337
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $801 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $14.6M a year on pets. Spread across 18 pet businesses, that is $810K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cherokee County in 2023. That is one for every 3,031 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #261 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $810K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,031 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $801 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,261 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,337+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,185
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,053 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $61,261+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,667
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,759
- Daytime population
- 45,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cherokee County marked.
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 |
| 34Cherokee County, TX | 71 | 18 | 9.9 | $810K | +5.4% | #261 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cherokee County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pet businesses in Cherokee County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, TX spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $801 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $810K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,185 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cherokee County has 9.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $810K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 17, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,031 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 53,337 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $61,261, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Cherokee County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #261 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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