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Pet stores in Gregg County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Gregg County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #553 of 974 scored counties
#49 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.1M
- On pets · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,095
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in Gregg County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Gregg County comes to about $40.1M a year: $831 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per store, 19% below 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Gregg County in 2023. That is one for every 12,069 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gregg County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Gregg County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #553 of 974 scored counties and #49 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Gregg 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 | Gregg County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,069 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $831 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,550 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Gregg 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 Gregg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,095+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 48,277
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,869
- Median home value
- $203,400
- Jobs located here
- 76,302
- Daytime population
- 146,893Residents 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 |
| 49Gregg County, TX | 46 | 11 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #553 of 974 |
Other business types in Gregg 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Gregg County, TX?
Gregg County has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Gregg County, TX spend on pets?
About $40.1M a year, or $831 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gregg County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Gregg County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Gregg County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,069 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 46 for pet stores (lower middle), #553 of 974 scored counties.
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