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Pet businesses in McLennan County, TX
How McLennan County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 2,200 scored counties
#41 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 100
- 19 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.9M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $829K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,020
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in McLennan County comes to about $82.9M a year: $851 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $829K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 100 pet businesses on map listings in McLennan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in McLennan County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,212 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McLennan County.
Population estimates put the population change in McLennan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in McLennan County is 68 (upper middle), #358 of 2,200 scored counties and #41 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McLennan 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 | McLennan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $829K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,212 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,643 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 44+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 494
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McLennan 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 McLennan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,020+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 97,338
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 257
- Median household income
- $66,643+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,018
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,796
- Daytime population
- 268,907Residents 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 |
| 41McLennan County, TX | 68 | 100 | 10.3 | $829K | +4.2% | #358 of 2,200 |
Other business types in McLennan 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in McLennan County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 pet businesses in McLennan County. 19 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McLennan County, TX spend on pets?
About $82.9M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $829K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 97,338 households in McLennan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLennan County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
McLennan County has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $829K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, McLennan County would have about 94, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,212 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is McLennan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put McLennan County at 272,020 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,338 households. Median household income in McLennan County is $66,643, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. McLennan County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #358 of 2,200 scored counties.
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