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Pet businesses in Gray County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Gray County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #535 of 2,200 scored counties
#57 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On pets · $792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,919
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet businesses in Gray County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Gray County spend about $6.3M a year on pets, or $792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gray County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,664 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Gray County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Gray County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #535 of 2,200 scored counties and #57 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gray 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 | Gray County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,664 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $792 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,614 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $951K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Gray 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 Gray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,919−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,991
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $59,614+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,713
- Median home value
- $102,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,219
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents 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 |
| 57Gray County, TX | 63 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #535 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Gray 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 businesses63
- 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 Gray County, TX?
Gray County has 6 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gray County, TX spend on pets?
About $6.3M a year, or $792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,991 households in Gray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gray County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gray County has 7.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gray County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,664 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Gray County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gray County at 20,919 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,991 households. The median household income in Gray County is $59,614 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Gray County scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #535 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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