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Pet businesses in Gillespie County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Gillespie County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,498 of 2,200 scored counties
#119 of 144 scored counties 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in Gillespie County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.1, 84% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $968 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Gillespie County spend about $11.1M a year on pets. That works out to $507K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gillespie County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 822 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gillespie County.
Population estimates show Gillespie County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Gillespie County is 41 (lower middle), #1,498 of 2,200 scored counties and #119 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Gillespie 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 | Gillespie County | 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 | 41 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 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 Gillespie 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 Gillespie County
- 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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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 |
| 119Gillespie County, TX | 41 | 22 | 19.1 | $507K | +6.6% | #1,498 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Gillespie 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Gillespie County, TX?
Gillespie County has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gillespie County, TX 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 Gillespie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gillespie County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gillespie County 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 national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gillespie County 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 Gillespie County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gillespie County at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. The median household income in Gillespie County is $76,162 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Gillespie County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,498 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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