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Pet stores in Bell County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Bell County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #89 of 974 scored counties
#13 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 24
- 9 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $118.1M
- On pets · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Bell County is 76 (high), #89 of 974 scored counties and #13 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Household spending on pets in Bell County comes to about $118.1M a year: $830 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet stores, that is $4.9M per store, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Bell County has 24 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 38%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Bell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 23,718 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bell 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 stores 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 23,718 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $830 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 249 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland County, TX | 92 | 8 | 1.2 | $8.9M | +10.0% | #5 of 974 |
| 2Ellis County, TX | 88 | 15 | 2.1 | $5M | +24.0% | #16 of 974 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 86 | 27 | 2.0 | $5.3M | +12.2% | #20 of 974 |
| 4Kaufman County, TX | 84 | 10 | 2.0 | $5M | +42.2% | #29 of 974 |
| 5Guadalupe County, TX | 83 | 13 | 2.0 | $5.1M | +15.8% | #36 of 974 |
| 6Ector County, TX | 81 | 6 | 0.9 | $9.4M | +5.0% | #45 of 974 |
| 7Fort Bend County, TX | 80 | 60 | 2.0 | $5.7M | +17.4% | #54 of 974 |
| 8Denton County, TX | 80 | 76 | 2.1 | $5.5M | +16.9% | #55 of 974 |
| 9Travis County, TX | 78 | 104 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +7.2% | #68 of 974 |
| 10Collin County, TX | 78 | 85 | 2.0 | $6M | +20.6% | #69 of 974 |
| 13Bell County, TX | 76 | 24 | 1.7 | $4.9M | +8.0% | #89 of 974 |
Other business types in Bell 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians81
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Bell County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet stores in Bell County. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on pets?
About $118.1M a year, or $830 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Bell County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Bell County would have about 26, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,718 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 76 for pet stores (high), #89 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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