Pets · Metro area · Texas
Pet businesses in the Victoria, TX metro area
How the Victoria, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #160 of 387 scored metro areas
#18 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On pets · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $752K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,864
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $838 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Victoria metro area spend about $31.6M a year on pets. That works out to $752K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 42 pet businesses on map listings in the Victoria metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Victoria metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,424 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $885K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Victoria metro area.
Population estimates show the Victoria metro area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Victoria metro area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #160 of 387 scored metro areas and #18 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Victoria metro area 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 | Victoria metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $752K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,424 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $838 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,236 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $885K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Victoria metro area, 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 the Victoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,864+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 37,666
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $70,236+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,592
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 35,654
- Daytime population
- 91,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 88 | 54 | 7.8 | $1.4M | +9.8% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 86 | 37 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #4 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 84 | 2,367 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +10.3% | #8 of 387 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 80 | 42 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +5.2% | #14 of 387 |
| 5McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 76 | 169 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +5.6% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 76 | 2,832 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #27 of 387 |
| 7San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 73 | 922 | 9.5 | $968K | +9.5% | #41 of 387 |
| 8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 72 | 81 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #44 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 1,073 | 10.8 | $1M | +14.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 10Corpus Christi, TX | 67 | 136 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #64 of 387 |
| 18Victoria, TX | 55 | 42 | 11.2 | $752K | +1.6% | #160 of 387 |
Other business types in the Victoria metro area
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 businesses55
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Victoria, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 pet businesses in the Victoria metro area. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Victoria, TX metro area spend on pets?
About $31.6M a year, or $838 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $752K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,666 households in the Victoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Victoria, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Victoria metro area has 11.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $752K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Victoria metro area would have about 36, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,424 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Victoria, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Victoria metro area at 99,864 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,666 households. Median household income in the Victoria metro area is $70,236, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. The Victoria metro area scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #160 of 387 scored metro areas.
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