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Pet businesses in Kerr County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Kerr County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #600 of 2,200 scored counties
#65 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On pets · $859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $607K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,037
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pet businesses in Kerr County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Kerr County comes to about $19.4M a year: $859 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $607K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Kerr County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,769 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kerr County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kerr County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Kerr County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #600 of 2,200 scored counties and #65 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Kerr 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 | Kerr County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $607K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,769 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $859 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,395 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kerr 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 Kerr County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,037+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,615
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,578
- Median home value
- $321,200
- Jobs located here
- 18,958
- Daytime population
- 49,388Residents 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 |
| 65Kerr County, TX | 62 | 32 | 14.1 | $607K | +2.5% | #600 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kerr 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kerr County, TX?
Kerr County has 32 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kerr County, TX spend on pets?
About $19.4M a year, or $859 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $607K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kerr County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kerr County has 14.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $607K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kerr County would have about 22, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,769 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #600 of 2,200 scored counties.
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