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Pet businesses in Grimes County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Grimes County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,807 of 2,200 scored counties
#133 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On pets · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $348K
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,252
- +16.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Grimes County is 33 (lower middle), #1,807 of 2,200 scored counties and #133 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Grimes County comes to about $8.7M a year: $849 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $348K per business, 60% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Grimes County has 25 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grimes County in 2023. That is one for every 641 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grimes County grew 16.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grimes 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 | Grimes County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $348K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 641 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $849 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,803 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Grimes 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 Grimes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,252+16.3% since 2020
- Households
- 10,255
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 788 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $69,803+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,294
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,288
- Daytime population
- 21,753Residents 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 |
| 133Grimes County, TX | 33 | 25 | 24.4 | $348K | +16.3% | #1,807 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grimes 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grimes County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet businesses in Grimes County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grimes County, TX spend on pets?
About $8.7M a year, or $849 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $348K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,255 households in Grimes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grimes County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grimes County has 24.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $348K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grimes County would have about 10, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 641 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Grimes County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Grimes County at 34,252 people in 2025, up 16.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,255 households. Median household income in Grimes County is $69,803, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Grimes County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,807 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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