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Pet stores in Potter County, TX
How Potter 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #475 of 974 scored counties
#45 of 63 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $32.3M
- On pets · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,453
- −3.3% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Potter County
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What this means
At $759 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Potter County spend about $32.3M a year on pets. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Potter County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Potter County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Potter County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Potter County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #475 of 974 scored counties and #45 of 63 scored counties in Texas.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $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 | −3.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $759 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,249 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,453−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 42,581
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 908 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $53,249+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,135
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 77,655
- Daytime population
- 144,565Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Potter County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Potter 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 |
| 45Potter County, TX | 50 | 5 | 1.2 | $6.5M | −3.3% | #475 of 974 |
Other business types in Potter 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Potter County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Potter County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Potter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Potter County, TX spend on pets?
About $32.3M a year, or $759 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 42,581 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Potter County has 1.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.5M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Potter County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 114,453 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,581 households. The median household income in Potter County is $53,249 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Potter County scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #475 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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