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Pet businesses in Midland County, TX
The pet businesses in Midland County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #24 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 53
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.9M
- On pets · $1,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Midland County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #24 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Household spending on pets in Midland County comes to about $70.9M a year: $1,048 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 52% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Midland County has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Midland County was 32 in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,114 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,114 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,048 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 32+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents 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 |
Other business types in Midland 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 businesses85
- Veterinarians92
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores92
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Midland County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 pet businesses in Midland County. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on pets?
About $70.9M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Midland County has 7.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.3M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Midland County would have about 81, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,114 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 85 for pet businesses (high), #24 of 2,200 scored counties.
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