Pets · Small-town market · Texas
Pet businesses in the Fredericksburg, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Fredericksburg, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 527 scored small-town markets
#29 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On pets · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $507K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,527
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $968 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Fredericksburg area spend about $11.1M a year on pets. That is about $507K of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Fredericksburg area has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 19.1 for every 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Fredericksburg area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 822 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Fredericksburg area.
Population estimates show the Fredericksburg area grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Fredericksburg area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #340 of 527 scored small-town markets and #29 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Fredericksburg 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 | Fredericksburg area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $507K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 822 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $968 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,162 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,527+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,513
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $76,162+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,131
- Median home value
- $460,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,821
- Daytime population
- 27,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Fredericksburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lufkin, TX | 80 | 20 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +1.9% | #13 of 527 |
| 2Bay City, TX | 79 | 10 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #15 of 527 |
| 3Jacksonville, TX | 77 | 18 | 9.9 | $810K | +5.4% | #22 of 527 |
| 4Corsicana, TX | 76 | 22 | 11.6 | $702K | +8.2% | #27 of 527 |
| 5Del Rio, TX | 72 | 12 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #44 of 527 |
| 6Paris, TX | 71 | 27 | 10.8 | $730K | +2.6% | #52 of 527 |
| 7Kerrville, TX | 69 | 32 | 14.1 | $607K | +2.5% | #65 of 527 |
| 8Athens, TX | 68 | 43 | 12.8 | $644K | +7.5% | #74 of 527 |
| 9Pampa, TX | 67 | 6 | 7.2 | $1.1M | −1.1% | #77 of 527 |
| 10Kingsville, TX | 63 | 7 | 5.9 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #108 of 527 |
| 29Fredericksburg, TX | 45 | 22 | 19.1 | $507K | +6.6% | #340 of 527 |
Other business types in the Fredericksburg 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians38
- 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 Fredericksburg, TX area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pet businesses in the Fredericksburg area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fredericksburg, TX area spend on pets?
About $11.1M a year, or $968 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $507K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,513 households in the Fredericksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fredericksburg, TX area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Fredericksburg area has 19.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $507K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Fredericksburg area would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 822 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fredericksburg, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Fredericksburg area at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. Median household income in the Fredericksburg area is $76,162, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fredericksburg area scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #340 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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