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Pet stores in Orange County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Orange County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #298 of 974 scored counties
#34 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On pets · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,266
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet stores in Orange County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $888 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $28.8M a year on pets. That works out to $4.8M per store, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. 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 Orange County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #298 of 974 scored counties and #34 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $888 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,104 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 74 |
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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,266+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,437
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $72,104+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,821
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,842
- Daytime population
- 69,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Orange County?
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Orange County marked.
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 |
| 34Orange County, TX | 61 | 6 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +1.8% | #298 of 974 |
Other business types in Orange 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
- Veterinarians81
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Orange County, TX?
There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Orange County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Orange County, TX spend on pets?
About $28.8M a year, or $888 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,437 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Orange County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Orange County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 86,266 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,437 households. Median household income in Orange County is $72,104, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Orange County scores 61 for pet stores (upper middle), #298 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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