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Pet stores in San Patricio County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in San Patricio County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On pets · $858 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
72,053
+4.7% 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

Household spending on pets in San Patricio County comes to about $21.7M a year: $858 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

San Patricio County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in San Patricio County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in San Patricio County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet stores on map listings, San Patricio County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How San Patricio 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 San Patricio County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSan Patricio CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.92.0
Spending per listing$10.9M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,20313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$858$950$909
Median household income$69,704$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
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,053+4.7% since 2020
Households
25,334
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
693 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,173
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
21,429
Daytime population
62,367Residents 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 San Patricio 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
San Patricio County, TXNot scored20.8$10.9M+4.7%

Other business types in San Patricio County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in San Patricio County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in San Patricio County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in San Patricio County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.7M a year, or $858 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Patricio County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?

Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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