Pets · Metro area · Texas
Pet businesses in the San Angelo, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the San Angelo, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #206 of 387 scored metro areas
#21 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 46
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.4M
- On pets · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $856K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,065
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $831 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the San Angelo metro area spend about $39.4M a year on pets. That works out to $856K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in the San Angelo metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the San Angelo metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,821 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $939K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the San Angelo metro area.
Population estimates show the San Angelo metro area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The San Angelo metro area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #206 of 387 scored metro areas and #21 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the San Angelo metro 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.
| Measure | San Angelo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $856K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,821 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $831 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,419 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $939K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the San Angelo metro 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 San Angelo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,065+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 47,344
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $68,419
- Average household income
- $89,706
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,485
- Daytime population
- 120,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the San Angelo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 88 | 54 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +9.8% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 86 | 37 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #4 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 84 | 2,367 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #8 of 387 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 80 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #14 of 387 |
| 5McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 76 | 169 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +5.6% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 76 | 2,832 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #27 of 387 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 73 | 922 | 9.5 | $968K | +9.5% | #41 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 72 | 81 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #44 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 1,073 | 10.8 | $1M | +14.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 10Corpus Christi, TX | 67 | 136 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 21San Angelo, TX | 48 | 46 | 9.7 | $856K | +0.3% | #206 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Angelo metro area
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 businesses48
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the San Angelo, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 pet businesses in the San Angelo metro area. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the San Angelo, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $39.4M a year, or $831 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $856K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,344 households in the San Angelo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Angelo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The San Angelo metro area has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $856K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the San Angelo metro area would have about 45, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,821 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Angelo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Angelo metro area at 122,065 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,344 households. Median household income in the San Angelo metro area is $68,419, 15% 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. 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 San Angelo metro area scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #206 of 387 scored metro areas.
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