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Pet businesses in Wichita County, TX
The pet businesses in Wichita County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,206 of 2,200 scored counties
#103 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $624K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 pet businesses in Wichita County. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $815 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Wichita County spend about $40M a year on pets. That is about $624K of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wichita County in 2023. That is one for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wichita County.
Population estimates show Wichita County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Wichita County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,206 of 2,200 scored counties and #103 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Wichita 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 | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $624K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,334 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents 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 |
| 103Wichita County, TX | 48 | 64 | 13.1 | $624K | 0.0% | #1,206 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wichita 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wichita County, TX?
Wichita County has 64 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on pets?
About $40M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $624K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wichita County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $624K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wichita County would have about 46, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,206 of 2,200 scored counties.
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