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Pet businesses in Tyler County, TX
How Tyler County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,151 of 2,200 scored counties
#96 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On pets · $760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $678K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,443
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $760 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Tyler County spend about $5.4M a year on pets. Spread across 8 pet businesses, that is $678K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Tyler County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tyler County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $378K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tyler County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tyler County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Tyler County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,151 of 2,200 scored counties and #96 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Tyler 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 | Tyler County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $678K | $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 | +3.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $760 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,396 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $378K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tyler 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 Tyler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,443+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,145
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,396+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,608
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,633
- Daytime population
- 17,518Residents 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 |
| 96Tyler County, TX | 49 | 8 | 11.2 | $678K | +3.1% | #1,151 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Tyler 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 businesses49
- 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 Tyler County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Tyler County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tyler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tyler County, TX spend on pets?
About $5.4M a year, or $760 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $678K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,145 households in Tyler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tyler County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tyler County has 11.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $678K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tyler County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Tyler County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Tyler County at 20,443 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,145 households. Median household income in Tyler County is $55,396, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Tyler County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,151 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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