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Pet businesses in the Plainview, TX area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Plainview, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #209 of 527 scored small-town markets
#24 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On pets · $736 a household
Spending per listing
$735K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,700
−3.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in the Plainview area. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in the Plainview area comes to about $9.6M a year: $736 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $735K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Plainview area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,325 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Plainview area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Plainview area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #209 of 527 scored small-town markets and #24 of 34 scored small-town markets based in Texas.

How the Plainview area 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 Plainview, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePlainview areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.09.810.4
Spending per listing$735K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment4,3251,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$736$950$909
Median household income$52,707$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5576

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$829K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 the Plainview area, 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 the Plainview area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,700−3.0% since 2020
Households
12,976
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$52,707
Average household income
$72,268
Median home value
$109,000
Jobs located here
12,210
Daytime population
32,764Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Plainview area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lufkin, TX80206.2$1.3M+1.9%#13 of 527
2Bay City, TX79106.5$1.2M+0.5%#15 of 527
3Jacksonville, TX77189.9$810K+5.4%#22 of 527
4Corsicana, TX762211.6$702K+8.2%#27 of 527
5Del Rio, TX72127.1$1.1M+0.5%#44 of 527
6Paris, TX712710.8$730K+2.6%#52 of 527
7Kerrville, TX693214.1$607K+2.5%#65 of 527
8Athens, TX684312.8$644K+7.5%#74 of 527
9Pampa, TX6767.2$1.1M−1.1%#77 of 527
10Kingsville, TX6375.9$1.3M−2.2%#108 of 527
24Plainview, TX551310.0$735K−3.0%#209 of 527

Other business types in the Plainview area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in the Plainview, TX area?

The Plainview area has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Plainview, TX area spend on pets?

About $9.6M a year, or $736 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $735K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,976 households in the Plainview area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Plainview, TX area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The Plainview area has 10.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $735K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Plainview area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,325 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is the Plainview, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Plainview area at 36,700 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,976 households. The median household income in the Plainview area is $52,707 a year, 35% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Plainview area scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #209 of 527 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in the Plainview area

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