Pets · Metro area · Texas
Pet businesses in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #118 of 387 scored metro areas
#17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On pets · $704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,823
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Eagle Pass metro area spend about $12.7M a year on pets, or $704 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in the Eagle Pass metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Eagle Pass metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Eagle Pass metro area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Eagle Pass metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #118 of 387 scored metro areas and #17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Eagle Pass metro area 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 | Eagle Pass metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $704 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,568 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Eagle Pass metro area, 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 the Eagle Pass metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,823+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,080
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $49,568+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,509
- Median home value
- $158,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,329
- Daytime population
- 51,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 88 | 54 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +9.8% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 86 | 37 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #4 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 84 | 2,367 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #8 of 387 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 80 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #14 of 387 |
| 5McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 76 | 169 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +5.6% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 76 | 2,832 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #27 of 387 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 73 | 922 | 9.5 | $968K | +9.5% | #41 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 72 | 81 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #44 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 1,073 | 10.8 | $1M | +14.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 10Corpus Christi, TX | 67 | 136 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 17Eagle Pass, TX | 59 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +1.7% | #118 of 387 |
Other business types in the Eagle Pass metro area
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 businesses59
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet businesses in the Eagle Pass metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Eagle Pass metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $12.7M a year, or $704 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,080 households in the Eagle Pass metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eagle Pass, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Eagle Pass metro area has 5.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Eagle Pass metro area would have about 15, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is the Eagle Pass, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Eagle Pass metro area at 58,823 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,080 households. Median household income in the Eagle Pass metro area is $49,568, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Eagle Pass metro area scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #118 of 387 scored metro areas.
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