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Pet businesses in Colorado County, TX
The pet businesses in Colorado County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,374 of 2,200 scored counties
#114 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On pets · $891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $393K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,439
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pet businesses in Colorado County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 22.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Colorado County comes to about $7.1M a year: $891 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 pet businesses, that is $393K per business, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Colorado County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,984 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colorado County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Colorado County is 44 (lower middle), #1,374 of 2,200 scored counties and #114 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Colorado 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 | Colorado County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $393K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,984 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $891 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,377 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Colorado 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 Colorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,439+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,937
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $66,377+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,694
- Median home value
- $209,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,158
- Daytime population
- 19,064Residents 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 Colorado 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 |
| 114Colorado County, TX | 44 | 18 | 22.7 | $393K | +3.9% | #1,374 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Colorado 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Colorado County, TX?
Colorado County has 18 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Colorado County, TX spend on pets?
About $7.1M a year, or $891 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $393K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,937 households in Colorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colorado County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Colorado County has 22.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $393K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Colorado County would have about 8, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,984 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Colorado County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Colorado County at 21,439 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,937 households. The median household income in Colorado County is $66,377 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Colorado County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,374 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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