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Pet stores in Jim Wells County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Jim Wells County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$9.8M
On pets · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
38,804
−0.2% 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

Household spending on pets in Jim Wells County comes to about $9.8M a year: $741 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 2 pet stores on map listings in Jim Wells County as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Jim Wells County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Jim Wells County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, Jim Wells County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureJim Wells CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.92.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,20313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$741$950$909
Median household income$51,896$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
2The 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 Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,804−0.2% since 2020
Households
13,279
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
865 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$51,896+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,948
Median home value
$123,600
Jobs located here
14,134
Daytime population
36,305Residents 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 Jim Wells 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
Jim Wells County, TXNot scored21.5$4.9M−0.2%

Other business types in Jim Wells County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Jim Wells County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet stores in Jim Wells County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Jim Wells County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 13,279 households in Jim Wells County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jim Wells County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Jim Wells County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Jim Wells County at 38,804 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,279 households. The median household income in Jim Wells County is $51,896 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Jim Wells 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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