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Pet businesses in Maverick County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Maverick County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #567 of 2,200 scored counties
#63 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On pets · $704 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,823
+1.7% 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

Households in Maverick County spend about $12.7M a year on pets, or $704 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in Maverick County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Maverick County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maverick County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Maverick County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #567 of 2,200 scored counties and #63 of 144 scored counties in Texas.

How Maverick 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 Maverick County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMaverick CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.09.810.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$972K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$704$950$909
Median household income$49,568$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6276

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Maverick 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 Maverick County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,823+1.7% since 2020
Households
18,080
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,280 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$49,568+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,509
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
16,329
Daytime population
51,575Residents 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 Maverick 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
63Maverick County, TX6295.0$1.4M+1.7%#567 of 2,200

Other business types in Maverick County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Maverick County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet businesses in Maverick County. 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 Maverick County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.7M a year, or $704 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,080 households in Maverick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Maverick County has 5.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Maverick County would have about 15, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Maverick County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Maverick County at 58,823 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,080 households. Median household income in Maverick County is $49,568, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Maverick County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #567 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 Maverick County

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