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Pet businesses in Van Zandt County, TX
How Van Zandt 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,261 of 2,200 scored counties
#108 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 43
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.9M
- On pets · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $441K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,130
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 pet businesses in Van Zandt County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.0, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $835 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Van Zandt County spend about $18.9M a year on pets. That works out to $441K per business, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Van Zandt County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,890 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $111K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Van Zandt County.
Population estimates show Van Zandt County grew 10.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Van Zandt County is 47 (lower middle), #1,261 of 2,200 scored counties and #108 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Van Zandt 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 | Van Zandt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $441K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,890 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $835 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,475 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 430 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $111K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,130+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,682
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 843 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,380
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,630
- Daytime population
- 54,002Residents 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 |
| 108Van Zandt County, TX | 47 | 43 | 19.0 | $441K | +10.7% | #1,261 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Van Zandt 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Van Zandt County, TX?
Van Zandt County has 43 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Van Zandt County, TX spend on pets?
About $18.9M a year, or $835 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $441K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Zandt County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Van Zandt County has 19.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $441K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 22, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,890 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,261 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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