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Pet businesses in Mitchell County, TX

How Mitchell 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
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On pets · $810 a household
Spending per listing
$319K
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.4
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,947
−0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Mitchell County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.4, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Mitchell County spend about $2.2M a year on pets, or $810 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet businesses, that is $319K per business, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mitchell County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Mitchell County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMitchell CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.49.810.4
Spending per listing$319K$972K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$810$950$909
Median household income$60,550$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,947−0.7% since 2020
Households
2,758
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
911 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$60,550
Average household income
$86,518
Median home value
$85,800
Jobs located here
1,546
Daytime population
7,568Residents 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 Mitchell 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
Mitchell County, TXNot scored725.4$319K−0.7%

Other business types in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, TX?

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Mitchell County as of September 2026. 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 Mitchell County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.2M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,758 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mitchell County has 25.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $319K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Mitchell County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Mitchell County at 8,947 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,758 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $60,550 a year, 25% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mitchell County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Mitchell County

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