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Pet businesses in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area
How the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #41 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 922
- 194 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 518
- +25.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $892.3M
- On pets · $922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $968K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,813,140
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 922 pet businesses in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. Of those, 194 are chain locations, or 21%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $922 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area spend about $892.3M a year on pets. Spread across 922 pet businesses, that is $968K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area was 518 in 2023, up 25.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,868 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 1,248 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $13.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area is 73 (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 Antonio-New Braunfels metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $968K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,868 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.1% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $922 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,213 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 518+25.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,021
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $251.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,248Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 922194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,016The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $13.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 Antonio-New Braunfels metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,813,140+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 967,488
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,313 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 364
- Median household income
- $76,213+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,761
- Median home value
- $278,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,138,312
- Daytime population
- 2,628,195Residents 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 Antonio-New Braunfels 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 |
Other business types in the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area?
The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area has 922 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 194 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 518 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 25.1% from 2019. Official counts list 1,248 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $892.3M a year, or $922 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 922 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $968K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 967,488 households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $968K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area would have about 1,016, against 922 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,868 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area at 2,813,140 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 967,488 households. The median household income in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area is $76,213 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas.
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