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Pet businesses in Llano County, TX

The pet businesses in Llano County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #959 of 2,200 scored counties
#87 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On pets · $895 a household
Spending per listing
$688K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,353
+9.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $895 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Llano County spend about $9.6M a year on pets. Spread across 14 pet businesses, that is $688K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Llano County has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Llano County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,077 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Llano County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Llano County is 53 (upper middle), #959 of 2,200 scored counties and #87 of 144 scored counties in Texas.

How Llano 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.

Pet businesses in Llano County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLlano CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.09.810.4
Spending per listing$688K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment1,0771,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$895$950$909
Median household income$67,530$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5376

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 10
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Llano 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 Llano County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,353+9.5% since 2020
Households
10,765
Median age
54.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$67,530+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,610
Median home value
$356,500
Jobs located here
5,246
Daytime population
18,413Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Llano County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ector County, TX87375.7$1.5M+5.0%#12 of 2,200
2Fort Bend County, TX862428.3$1.4M+17.4%#18 of 2,200
3Midland County, TX85537.8$1.3M+10.0%#24 of 2,200
4Blanco County, TX85611.6$855K+18.6%#33 of 2,200
5Webb County, TX84425.2$1.5M+5.2%#36 of 2,200
6Harris County, TX841,3477.7$1.2M+6.6%#38 of 2,200
7Ellis County, TX83679.3$1.1M+24.0%#42 of 2,200
8Milam County, TX8176.9$1.2M+6.0%#58 of 2,200
9Hill County, TX80107.3$1.1M+9.8%#69 of 2,200
10Dallas County, TX796826.9$1.4M+1.9%#80 of 2,200
87Llano County, TX531413.0$688K+9.5%#959 of 2,200

Other business types in Llano County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Llano County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet businesses in Llano County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Llano County, TX spend on pets?

About $9.6M a year, or $895 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $688K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,765 households in Llano County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Llano County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Llano County has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $688K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Llano County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,077 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Llano County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Llano County at 23,353 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,765 households. Median household income in Llano County is $67,530, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Llano County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #959 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Llano County

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