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Pet stores in Bowie County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Bowie County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #656 of 974 scored counties
#55 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,696
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet stores in Bowie County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Bowie County spend about $27.9M a year on pets, or $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Bowie County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Bowie County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, Bowie County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #656 of 974 scored counties and #55 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Bowie 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 | Bowie County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,803 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Bowie 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 Bowie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,696−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 35,073
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 885 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $59,803+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,943
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,161
- Daytime population
- 93,908Residents 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 |
| 55Bowie County, TX | 39 | 7 | 2.0 | $4M | −0.2% | #656 of 974 |
Other business types in Bowie 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Bowie County, TX?
Bowie County has 7 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Bowie County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bowie County, TX spend on pets?
About $27.9M 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 7 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,073 households in Bowie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bowie County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Bowie County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Bowie County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Bowie County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bowie County at 92,696 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,073 households. Median household income in Bowie County is $59,803, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Bowie County scores 39 for pet stores (lower middle), #656 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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