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Pet stores in Brazoria County, TX
How Brazoria County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 27
- 14 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.9M
- On pets · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 419,080
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Brazoria County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #20 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet stores in Brazoria County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 52%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Brazoria County spend about $143.9M a year on pets, or $1,074 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Brazoria County in 2023. That is one for every 16,737 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $976K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Brazoria County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brazoria County grew 12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brazoria 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 | Brazoria County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,737 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,074 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,993 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $976K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 419,080+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 133,898
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 287
- Median household income
- $97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,089
- Median home value
- $301,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,920
- Daytime population
- 327,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Brazoria County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Brazoria 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 businesses79
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding84
- Pet stores86
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Brazoria County, TX?
There are 27 pet stores on map listings in Brazoria County as of September 2026. 14 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Brazoria County, TX spend on pets?
About $143.9M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brazoria County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Brazoria County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 32, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,737 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 86 for pet stores (high), #20 of 974 scored counties.
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