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Pet stores in Hidalgo County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Hidalgo County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 974 scored counties
#28 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 44
- 12 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $201.7M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 pet stores in Hidalgo County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 27%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $201.7M a year on pets. Spread across 44 pet stores, that is $4.6M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Hidalgo County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 27,021 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Hidalgo County is 67 (upper middle), #214 of 974 scored counties and #28 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 27,021 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $746 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 28Hidalgo County, TX | 67 | 44 | 1.6 | $4.6M | +5.6% | #214 of 974 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Hidalgo County, TX?
There are 44 pet stores on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on pets?
About $201.7M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Hidalgo County has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 45, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,021 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 67 for pet stores (upper middle), #214 of 974 scored counties.
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