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Pet businesses in McCulloch County, TX

How McCulloch County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.4M
On pets · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$611K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,472
−1.6% 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

Household spending on pets in McCulloch County comes to about $2.4M a year: $741 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $611K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

McCulloch County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McCulloch County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McCulloch County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How McCulloch 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 McCulloch County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMcCulloch CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.19.810.4
Spending per listing$611K$972K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$741$950$909
Median household income$54,043$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 McCulloch 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 McCulloch County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,472−1.6% since 2020
Households
3,297
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,066 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$54,043
Average household income
$75,205
Median home value
$150,500
Jobs located here
2,330
Daytime population
6,833Residents 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 McCulloch 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
McCulloch County, TXNot scored412.1$611K−1.6%

Other business types in McCulloch County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in McCulloch County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet businesses in McCulloch County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McCulloch County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.4M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $611K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,297 households in McCulloch County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McCulloch County has 12.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $611K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, McCulloch County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is McCulloch County, TX growing?

Population estimates put McCulloch County at 7,472 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,297 households. Median household income in McCulloch County is $54,043, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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