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Pet stores in Ector County, TX
How Ector 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #45 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $56.6M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Ector County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #45 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
At $876 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Ector County spend about $56.6M a year on pets. That is about $9.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Ector County has 6 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Ector County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Ector County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ector 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $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 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ector 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 businesses87
- Veterinarians85
- Pet grooming and boarding83
- Pet stores81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Ector County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet stores in Ector County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Ector County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on pets?
About $56.6M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Ector County has 0.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $9.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Ector County would have about 13, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 81 for pet stores (high), #45 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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