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Pet businesses in Upshur County, TX
The pet businesses in Upshur County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #564 of 2,200 scored counties
#62 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On pets · $814 a household
- Spending per listing
- $576K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,410
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $814 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Upshur County spend about $12.7M a year on pets. That is about $576K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 22 pet businesses on map listings in Upshur County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Upshur County in 2023. That is one for every 3,896 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Upshur County grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Upshur County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #564 of 2,200 scored counties and #62 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Upshur 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 | Upshur County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $576K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,896 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $814 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,410+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,583
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,795
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,038
- Daytime population
- 32,032Residents 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 |
| 62Upshur County, TX | 63 | 22 | 14.1 | $576K | +8.2% | #564 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Upshur 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Upshur County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in Upshur County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Upshur County, TX spend on pets?
About $12.7M a year, or $814 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $576K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Upshur County has 14.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $576K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Upshur County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,896 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #564 of 2,200 scored counties.
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