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Pet businesses in Rusk County, TX
How Rusk County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #510 of 2,200 scored counties
#54 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On pets · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $844K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,854
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pet businesses in Rusk County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Rusk County spend about $15.2M a year on pets, or $843 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $844K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rusk County in 2023. That is one for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rusk County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Rusk County is 64 (upper middle), #510 of 2,200 scored counties and #54 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rusk 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 | Rusk County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $844K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,803 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $843 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,658 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,854+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,027
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $68,658+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,041
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,491
- Daytime population
- 43,759Residents 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 |
| 54Rusk County, TX | 64 | 18 | 10.0 | $844K | +5.0% | #510 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Rusk 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
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Rusk County, TX?
Rusk County has 18 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rusk County, TX spend on pets?
About $15.2M a year, or $843 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $844K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,027 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rusk County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Rusk County has 10.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $844K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Rusk County would have about 17, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Rusk County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Rusk County at 54,854 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,027 households. The median household income in Rusk County is $68,658 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Rusk County scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #510 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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