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Pet businesses in Harris County, TX
The pet businesses in Harris County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #38 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,347
- 335 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 738
- +15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On pets · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Harris County is 84 (high), #38 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,347 pet businesses in Harris County. Of those, 335 are chain locations, or 25%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Harris County comes to about $1.6B a year: $938 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,347 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 39% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Harris County was 738 in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 63 SBA-backed loans worth $49.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Harris County. Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,381 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.5% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $938 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 639 → 738+15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,958
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $439.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,989Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,347335 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,877The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 63
- Amount
- $49.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harris 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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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Harris County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Harris 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 businesses84
- Veterinarians85
- Pet grooming and boarding85
- Pet stores78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Harris County, TX?
There are 1,347 pet businesses on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. 335 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 738 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. Official counts list 1,989 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on pets?
About $1.6B a year, or $938 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,347 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Harris County has 7.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Harris County would have about 1,877, against 1,347 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 84 for pet businesses (high), #38 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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