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Pet stores in Panola County, TX

The pet stores in Panola County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On pets · $861 a household
Spending per listing
$7.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
23,018
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet store in Panola County. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Panola County spend about $7.7M a year on pets. That works out to $7.7M per store. 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 Panola County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Panola County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet store on map listings, Panola County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Panola 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 Panola County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePanola CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.92.0
Spending per listing$7.7M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,20313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$861$950$909
Median household income$64,894$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
10 chain locations
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 Panola 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 Panola County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,018+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,898
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
811 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,894+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,837
Median home value
$158,100
Jobs located here
7,678
Daytime population
21,066Residents 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 Panola 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
Panola County, TXNot scored11.1$7.7M+2.3%

Other business types in Panola County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Panola County, TX?

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Panola County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Panola County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.7M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $7.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,898 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Panola County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Panola County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Panola County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Panola County at 23,018 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,898 households. Median household income in Panola County is $64,894, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Panola County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Panola County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Panola County

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