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Pet stores in Frio County, TX

The pet stores in Frio County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On pets · $726 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,823
+2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in Frio County. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Frio County comes to about $3.9M a year: $726 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings. 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 Frio County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Frio County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet stores on map listings, Frio County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Frio 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.

Pet stores in Frio County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFrio CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.71.92.0
Spending per listing$2M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,20313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$726$950$909
Median household income$66,010$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Frio 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 Frio County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,823+2.3% since 2020
Households
5,437
Median age
31.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$66,010+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,411
Median home value
$107,700
Jobs located here
6,133
Daytime population
17,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Frio County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland County, TX9281.2$8.9M+10.0%#5 of 974
2Ellis County, TX88152.1$5M+24.0%#16 of 974
3Brazoria County, TX86272.0$5.3M+12.2%#20 of 974
4Kaufman County, TX84102.0$5M+42.2%#29 of 974
5Guadalupe County, TX83132.0$5.1M+15.8%#36 of 974
6Ector County, TX8160.9$9.4M+5.0%#45 of 974
7Fort Bend County, TX80602.0$5.7M+17.4%#54 of 974
8Denton County, TX80762.1$5.5M+16.9%#55 of 974
9Travis County, TX781041.8$6.2M+7.2%#68 of 974
10Collin County, TX78852.0$6M+20.6%#69 of 974
Frio County, TXNot scored23.7$2M+2.3%

Other business types in Frio County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Frio County, TX?

There are 2 pet stores on map listings in Frio County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Frio County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Frio County, TX spend on pets?

About $3.9M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,437 households in Frio County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Frio County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Frio County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Frio County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Frio County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Frio County at 18,823 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,437 households. Median household income in Frio County is $66,010, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Frio County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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