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Pet businesses in Hamilton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hamilton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.5M
- On pets · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $224K
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,680
- +5.2% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Hamilton County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Hamilton County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 35.3 for every 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Hamilton County comes to about $2.5M a year: $789 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $224K of household spending for each business on map listings, 75% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $224K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $789 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,219 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,680+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,120
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $58,219
- Average household income
- $84,323
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,778
- Daytime population
- 7,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hamilton County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 35.3 | $224K | +5.2% |
Other business types in Hamilton County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- 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 Hamilton County, TX?
Hamilton County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TX spend on pets?
About $2.5M a year, or $789 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $224K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,120 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hamilton County has 35.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $224K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 3, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Hamilton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 8,680 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,120 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $58,219 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hamilton County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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