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Pet businesses in Fannin County, TX

The pet businesses in Fannin County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #801 of 2,200 scored counties
#81 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
26
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On pets · $883 a household
Spending per listing
$434K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
96% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,265
+9.2% 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

Household spending on pets in Fannin County comes to about $11.3M a year: $883 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $434K per business, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 26 pet businesses on map listings in Fannin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Fannin County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,192 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fannin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Fannin County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Fannin County is 57 (upper middle), #801 of 2,200 scored counties and #81 of 144 scored counties in Texas.

How Fannin 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 Fannin County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFannin CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.49.810.4
Spending per listing$434K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment3,1921,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$883$950$909
Median household income$72,295$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5776

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
263 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,265+9.2% since 2020
Households
12,767
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$72,295+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,771
Median home value
$233,700
Jobs located here
8,151
Daytime population
28,742Residents 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 Fannin 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
81Fannin County, TX572620.4$434K+9.2%#801 of 2,200

Other business types in Fannin County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Fannin County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pet businesses in Fannin County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. 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. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $11.3M a year, or $883 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $434K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,767 households in Fannin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fannin County has 20.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $434K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fannin County would have about 13, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,192 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Fannin County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Fannin County at 39,265 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,767 households. Median household income in Fannin County is $72,295, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Fannin County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #801 of 2,200 scored counties.

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