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Pet businesses in Stephens County, TX
How Stephens County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.7M
- On pets · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $272K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,380
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Stephens County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $752 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Stephens County spend about $2.7M a year on pets. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $272K per business, 69% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Stephens County in 2023. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stephens County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Stephens 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 | Stephens County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $272K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,208 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $752 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,008 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $163K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,380+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,623
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 897 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $58,008
- Average household income
- $72,469
- Median home value
- $110,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,835
- Daytime population
- 8,426Residents 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 |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 27.6 | $272K | +3.1% |
Other business types in Stephens County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- 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 Stephens County, TX?
There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Stephens County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stephens County, TX spend on pets?
About $2.7M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,623 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephens County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Stephens County has 27.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $272K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Stephens County would have about 3, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephens County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Stephens County at 9,380 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,623 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $58,008 a year, 28% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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