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Pet businesses in Grayson County, TX
How Grayson County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #625 of 2,200 scored counties
#68 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 67
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49M
- On pets · $887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $731K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,613
- +12.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grayson County spend about $49M a year on pets, or $887 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $731K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Grayson County has 67 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grayson County was 36 in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.9M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grayson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grayson County grew 12.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grayson County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #625 of 2,200 scored counties and #68 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Grayson 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 | Grayson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $731K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,535 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.1% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $887 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,182 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 36+16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 391
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 677 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grayson 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 Grayson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,613+12.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,248
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $72,182+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,000
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,982
- Daytime population
- 126,889Residents 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 |
| 68Grayson County, TX | 61 | 67 | 12.1 | $731K | +12.8% | #625 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grayson 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grayson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 pet businesses in Grayson County. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grayson County, TX spend on pets?
About $49M a year, or $887 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $731K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,248 households in Grayson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grayson County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grayson County has 12.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $731K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grayson County would have about 56, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Grayson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Grayson County at 153,613 people in 2025, up 12.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,248 households. Median household income in Grayson County is $72,182, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Grayson County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #625 of 2,200 scored counties.
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