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Pet businesses in Wise County, TX
How Wise 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,303 of 2,200 scored counties
#112 of 144 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 52
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On pets · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $490K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 99% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,778
- +21.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Wise County comes to about $25.5M a year: $1,014 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 52 pet businesses, that is $490K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Wise County has 52 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Wise County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,093 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $666K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wise County.
Population estimates show Wise County grew 21.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Wise County is 46 (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,200 scored counties and #112 of 144 scored counties in Texas.
How Wise 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 | Wise County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $490K | $972K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,093 | 1,966 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,014 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,421 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $666K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wise 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 Wise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,778+21.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,135
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,388
- Median home value
- $304,900
- Jobs located here
- 22,026
- Daytime population
- 63,869Residents 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 |
| 112Wise County, TX | 46 | 52 | 20.7 | $490K | +21.5% | #1,303 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wise 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wise County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 pet businesses in Wise County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wise County, TX spend on pets?
About $25.5M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $490K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wise County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wise County has 20.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $490K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wise County would have about 29, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,093 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Wise County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. Wise County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,200 scored counties.
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