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Pet businesses in Webb County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Webb County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 42
- 11 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.7M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,224
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Webb County is 84 (high), #36 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 144 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
At $795 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Webb County spend about $64.7M a year on pets. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Webb County has 42 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 26%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Webb County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 6,259 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.1M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Webb County. Population estimates show Webb County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Webb 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 | Webb County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,259 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,058 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Webb 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 Webb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,224+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 81,373
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,101
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 100,368
- Daytime population
- 263,275Residents 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 |
Other business types in Webb 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 businesses84
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Webb County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pet businesses in Webb County. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Webb County, TX spend on pets?
About $64.7M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in Webb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Webb County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Webb County has 5.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.5M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Webb County would have about 74, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,259 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Webb County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Webb County at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. Median household income in Webb County is $63,058, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Webb County scores 84 for pet businesses (high), #36 of 2,200 scored counties.
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