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Pet stores in Lubbock County, TX
How Lubbock County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #319 of 974 scored counties
#37 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 25
- 9 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $105.6M
- On pets · $837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,906
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet stores in Lubbock County. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Lubbock County spend about $105.6M a year on pets, or $837 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 pet stores, that is $4.2M per store, 7% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lubbock County in 2023. That is one for every 12,623 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $52K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lubbock County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lubbock County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Lubbock County is 60 (upper middle), #319 of 974 scored counties and #37 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Lubbock 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 | Lubbock County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,623 | 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 | $837 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,155 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $52K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,906+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 126,225
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 896 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 356
- Median household income
- $64,155+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,750
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 164,092
- Daytime population
- 331,188Residents 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 |
| 37Lubbock County, TX | 60 | 25 | 2.0 | $4.2M | +5.6% | #319 of 974 |
Other business types in Lubbock 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians78
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lubbock County, TX?
There are 25 pet stores on map listings in Lubbock County as of September 2026. 9 of them (36%) 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 Lubbock County, TX spend on pets?
About $105.6M a year, or $837 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 126,225 households in Lubbock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lubbock County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lubbock County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lubbock County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,623 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Lubbock County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lubbock County at 328,906 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,225 households. Median household income in Lubbock County is $64,155, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Lubbock County scores 60 for pet stores (upper middle), #319 of 974 scored counties.
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