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Pet businesses in Leon County, TX
The pet businesses in Leon County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,503 of 2,200 scored counties
#121 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On pets · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $443K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,894
- +7.1% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Leon County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Leon County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Leon County comes to about $5.3M a year: $789 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $443K of household spending for each business on map listings, 50% 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 Leon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Leon County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,503 of 2,200 scored counties and #121 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $443K | $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 | +7.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $789 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,449 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,894+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,741
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,073 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $61,449+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,708
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,569
- Daytime population
- 14,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Leon County?
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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 |
| 121Leon County, TX | 41 | 12 | 17.8 | $443K | +7.1% | #1,503 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Leon 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Leon County, TX?
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Leon County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Leon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Leon County, TX spend on pets?
About $5.3M 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 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $443K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,741 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Leon County has 17.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $443K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Leon County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Leon County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 16,894 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,741 households. The median household income in Leon County is $61,449 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Leon County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,503 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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