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Pet businesses in Milam County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Milam County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #58 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,258
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Milam County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #58 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Milam County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Milam County spend about $8.4M a year on pets, or $824 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Milam County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Milam County. Population estimates put the population change in Milam County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Milam 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 | Milam County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $824 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,141 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 76 |
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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Milam 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 Milam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,258+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,152
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,016 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $66,141+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,925
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,807
- Daytime population
- 19,537Residents 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 Milam 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 businesses81
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Milam County, TX?
There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Milam County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Milam County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Milam County, TX spend on pets?
About $8.4M a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,152 households in Milam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milam County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Milam County has 6.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Milam County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Milam County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Milam County at 26,258 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,152 households. The median household income in Milam County is $66,141 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Milam County scores 81 for pet businesses (high), #58 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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