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Pet businesses in Hale County, TX
The pet businesses in Hale County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,142 of 2,200 scored counties
#94 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On pets · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,819
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hale County spend about $8M a year on pets, or $723 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $724K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Hale County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hale County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,675 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Hale County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Hale County is 49 (lower middle), #1,142 of 2,200 scored counties and #94 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Hale 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 | Hale County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,675 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $723 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $829K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Hale 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 Hale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,819−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,024
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $51,897+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $116,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,684
- Daytime population
- 28,363Residents 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 |
| 94Hale County, TX | 49 | 11 | 10.0 | $724K | −2.0% | #1,142 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hale 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hale County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in Hale County. 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. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hale County, TX spend on pets?
About $8M a year, or $723 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $724K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,024 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hale County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hale County has 10.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $724K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hale County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,675 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Hale County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hale County at 31,819 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,024 households. Median household income in Hale County is $51,897, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Hale County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,142 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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