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Pet businesses in Waller County, TX
The pet businesses in Waller County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #589 of 2,200 scored counties
#64 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 24
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On pets · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $754K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,858
- +21.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Waller County comes to about $18.1M a year: $987 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet businesses, that is $754K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in Waller County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Waller County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,310 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Waller County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waller County grew 21.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Waller County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #589 of 2,200 scored counties and #64 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Waller 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 | Waller County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $754K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,310 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $987 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,397 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Waller 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 Waller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,858+21.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $80,397+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,271
- Median home value
- $318,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,618
- Daytime population
- 57,360Residents 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 |
| 64Waller County, TX | 62 | 24 | 13.1 | $754K | +21.9% | #589 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Waller 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Waller County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pet businesses in Waller County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Waller County, TX spend on pets?
About $18.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $754K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Waller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waller County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Waller County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $754K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Waller County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,310 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Waller County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Waller County at 69,858 people in 2025, up 21.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Waller County is $80,397, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Waller County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #589 of 2,200 scored counties.
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