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Pet stores in Parker County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Parker County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #450 of 974 scored counties
#43 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 21
- 5 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.2M
- On pets · $1,103 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 184,767
- +23.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet stores in Parker County. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Parker County spend about $62.2M a year on pets, or $1,103 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 pet stores, that is $3M per store, 34% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Parker County in 2023. That is one for every 8,062 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Parker County from 2020 to 2025 at +23.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Parker County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #450 of 974 scored counties and #43 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Parker 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 | Parker County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,062 | 14,203 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +23.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,103 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,443 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Parker 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 Parker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 184,767+23.5% since 2020
- Households
- 56,437
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $104,443+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,405
- Median home value
- $375,900
- Jobs located here
- 41,751
- Daytime population
- 133,150Residents 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 |
| 43Parker County, TX | 52 | 21 | 3.7 | $3M | +23.5% | #450 of 974 |
Other business types in Parker 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Parker County, TX?
Parker County has 21 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Parker County, TX spend on pets?
About $62.2M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,437 households in Parker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Parker County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Parker County has 3.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Parker County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,062 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Parker County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Parker County at 184,767 people in 2025, up 23.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,437 households. Median household income in Parker County is $104,443, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Parker County scores 52 for pet stores (upper middle), #450 of 974 scored counties.
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