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Pet businesses in Tarrant County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Tarrant County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #140 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 739
- 205 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 424
- +24.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $768M
- On pets · $982 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,248,466
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Tarrant County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #140 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Tarrant County spend about $768M a year on pets, or $982 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 739 pet businesses, that is $1M per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Tarrant County has 739 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 205 are chain locations, or 28%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 424 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tarrant County in 2023, up 24.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $25.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tarrant County. Population estimates show Tarrant County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tarrant 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 | Tarrant County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,845 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.7% | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $982 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,207 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 340 → 424+24.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $244M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 925Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 739205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 874The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $25.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 782,419
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 865 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,895
- Median home value
- $323,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,082,620
- Daytime population
- 2,204,028Residents 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 |
| 19Tarrant County, TX | 76 | 739 | 9.4 | $1M | +6.3% | #140 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Tarrant 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 businesses76
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding82
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tarrant County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 739 pet businesses in Tarrant County. 205 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 424 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 24.7% from 2019. Another 925 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on pets?
About $768M a year, or $982 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 739 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tarrant County has 9.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 874, against 739 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 76 for pet businesses (high), #140 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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