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Pet businesses in Fort Bend County, TX
The pet businesses in Fort Bend County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 242
- 73 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 146
- +24.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $343.1M
- On pets · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Fort Bend County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #18 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 242 pet businesses in Fort Bend County. 73 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Fort Bend County comes to about $343.1M a year: $1,172 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 146 businesses with payroll in Fort Bend County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 24.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,005 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $16M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fort Bend County. Population estimates put the population change in Fort Bend County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,005 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.8% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,172 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 146+24.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,820
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 430Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 391The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $16M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 businesses86
- Veterinarians91
- Pet grooming and boarding90
- Pet stores80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fort Bend County, TX?
Fort Bend County has 242 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 73 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 24.8% from 2019. Official counts list 430 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on pets?
About $343.1M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 242 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fort Bend County has 8.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 391, against 242 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,005 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 86 for pet businesses (high), #18 of 2,200 scored counties.
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