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Pet stores in Webb County, TX

How Webb 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 974 scored counties
#17 of 63 scored counties in Texas

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.7M
On pets · $795 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,224
+5.2% 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 12 pet stores in Webb County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $795 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Webb County spend about $64.7M a year on pets. Spread across 12 pet stores, that is $5.4M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Webb County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 27,124 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Webb County grew 5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Webb County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #112 of 974 scored counties and #17 of 63 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Webb 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 Webb County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWebb CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.92.0
Spending per listing$5.4M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishment27,12414,20313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$795$950$909
Median household income$63,058$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7474

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
125 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 Webb 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 Webb County

Population, 2025 estimate
281,224+5.2% since 2020
Households
81,373
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,101
Median home value
$189,900
Jobs located here
100,368
Daytime population
263,275Residents 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 Webb 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
17Webb County, TX74121.5$5.4M+5.2%#112 of 974

Other business types in Webb County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Webb County, TX?

There are 12 pet stores on map listings in Webb County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $64.7M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in Webb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webb County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Webb County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,124 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Webb County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Webb County at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. Median household income in Webb County is $63,058, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Webb County scores 74 for pet stores (upper middle), #112 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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