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Pet stores in Fort Bend County, TX
The pet stores in Fort Bend County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 60
- 37 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $343.1M
- On pets · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Fort Bend County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #54 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
At $1,172 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Fort Bend County spend about $343.1M a year on pets. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Fort Bend County has 60 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Fort Bend County classed as pet and pet supplies stores, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 10,841 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Fort Bend County. Population estimates put the population change in Fort Bend County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,841 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,172 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 27+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 326
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6037 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 businesses86
- Veterinarians91
- Pet grooming and boarding90
- Pet stores80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Fort Bend County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 pet stores in Fort Bend County. 37 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on pets?
About $343.1M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Fort Bend County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 76, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,841 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 80 for pet stores (high), #54 of 974 scored counties.
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