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Pet businesses in Johnson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Johnson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 80
- 16 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.1M
- On pets · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $789K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 218,048
- +20.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Johnson County spend about $63.1M a year on pets, or $963 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 80 pet businesses, that is $789K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Johnson County has 80 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,927 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Johnson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 20.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Johnson County is 72 (upper middle), #232 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $789K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,927 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $963 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,859 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 34+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 218,048+20.5% since 2020
- Households
- 65,507
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 725 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $84,859+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,542
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 54,539
- Daytime population
- 156,023Residents 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 |
| 31Johnson County, TX | 72 | 80 | 12.2 | $789K | +20.5% | #232 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Johnson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 pet businesses in Johnson County. 16 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, TX spend on pets?
About $63.1M a year, or $963 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $789K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,507 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Johnson County has 12.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $789K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 72, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,927 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 218,048 people in 2025, up 20.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,507 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $84,859, 5% above 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. Johnson County scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #232 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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