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Pet businesses in Rockwall County, TX
The pet businesses in Rockwall County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #516 of 2,200 scored counties
#55 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 12 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +65.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.3M
- On pets · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $801K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,738
- +28.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 pet businesses in Rockwall County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Rockwall County comes to about $51.3M a year: $1,243 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That works out to $801K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Rockwall County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 65.4% from 2019. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rockwall County.
Population estimates show Rockwall County grew 28.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rockwall County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #516 of 2,200 scored counties and #55 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rockwall 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 | Rockwall County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $801K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 959 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +65.4% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +28.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,243 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $127,981 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 43+65.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 457
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rockwall 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 Rockwall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,738+28.9% since 2020
- Households
- 41,237
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $127,981+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,868
- Median home value
- $415,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,609
- Daytime population
- 101,261Residents 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 |
| 55Rockwall County, TX | 64 | 64 | 15.5 | $801K | +28.9% | #516 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Rockwall 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Rockwall County, TX?
There are 64 pet businesses on map listings in Rockwall County as of September 2026. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 65.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockwall County, TX spend on pets?
About $51.3M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $801K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,237 households in Rockwall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockwall County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Rockwall County has 15.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $801K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Rockwall County would have about 58, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 65.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockwall County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Rockwall County at 140,738 people in 2025, up 28.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,237 households. The median household income in Rockwall County is $127,981 a year, 59% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rockwall County scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #516 of 2,200 scored counties.
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