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Pet businesses in Sabine County, TX

The pet businesses in Sabine County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,938 of 2,200 scored counties
#137 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On pets · $773 a household
Spending per listing
$449K
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,012
+1.2% 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

For pet businesses, Sabine County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,938 of 2,200 scored counties and #137 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Sabine County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 65% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Sabine County spend about $3.6M a year on pets, or $773 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $449K per business, 49% 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 Sabine County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Sabine County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sabine 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 Sabine County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSabine CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.29.810.4
Spending per listing$449K$972K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$773$950$909
Median household income$66,585$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2876

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Sabine 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 Sabine County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,012+1.2% since 2020
Households
4,649
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,585+90.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,184
Median home value
$153,100
Jobs located here
2,322
Daytime population
9,215Residents 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 Sabine 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
137Sabine County, TX28817.2$449K+1.2%#1,938 of 2,200

Other business types in Sabine County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Sabine County, TX?

There are 8 pet businesses on map listings in Sabine County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sabine County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $773 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,649 households in Sabine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sabine County has 17.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $449K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sabine County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Sabine County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Sabine County at 10,012 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,649 households. The median household income in Sabine County is $66,585 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 90.3% 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. Sabine County scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,938 of 2,200 scored counties.

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 Sabine County

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