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Pet businesses in Nolan County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Nolan County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,714 of 2,200 scored counties
#131 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On pets · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $633K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Nolan County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,714 of 2,200 scored counties and #131 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Nolan County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Nolan County spend about $4.4M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet businesses, that is $633K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Nolan County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,962 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nolan County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nolan 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 | Nolan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $633K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,962 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $752 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $417K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents 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 |
| 131Nolan County, TX | 35 | 7 | 11.9 | $633K | −4.1% | #1,714 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Nolan 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Nolan County, TX?
There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Nolan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nolan County, TX spend on pets?
About $4.4M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $633K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nolan County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Nolan County has 11.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $633K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Nolan County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,962 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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