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Pet businesses in San Jacinto County, TX
The pet businesses in San Jacinto County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #362 of 2,200 scored counties
#42 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On pets · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $798K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,488
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in San Jacinto County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in San Jacinto County spend about $8.8M a year on pets, or $807 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $798K per business, 9% 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 San Jacinto County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Jacinto County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Jacinto County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #362 of 2,200 scored counties and #42 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Jacinto 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 | San Jacinto County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $798K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $807 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,364 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 76 |
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
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,488+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,881
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $65,364+57.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,266
- Median home value
- $209,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,146
- Daytime population
- 20,560Residents 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 |
| 42San Jacinto County, TX | 68 | 11 | 10.1 | $798K | +7.1% | #362 of 2,200 |
Other business types in San Jacinto 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in San Jacinto County, TX?
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in San Jacinto County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) 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 San Jacinto County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Jacinto County, TX spend on pets?
About $8.8M a year, or $807 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $798K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,881 households in San Jacinto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Jacinto County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
San Jacinto County has 10.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $798K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, San Jacinto County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is San Jacinto County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Jacinto County at 29,488 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,881 households. The median household income in San Jacinto County is $65,364 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.1% 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. San Jacinto County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #362 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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