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Veterinarians in Brazos County, TX
How Brazos County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #900 of 1,485 scored counties
#73 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 46
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.2M
- On pets · $825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,088
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 veterinarians in Brazos County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $825 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Brazos County spend about $75.2M a year on pets. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Brazos County was 32 in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,846 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Brazos County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brazos County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Brazos County is 44 (lower middle), #900 of 1,485 scored counties and #73 of 103 scored counties in Texas.
How Brazos 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 veterinarians 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 | Brazos County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,846 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $825 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,553 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 32+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 454
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 466 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Brazos 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 Brazos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,088+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 91,087
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 586 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 413
- Median household income
- $58,553+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,892
- Median home value
- $296,000
- Jobs located here
- 119,110
- Daytime population
- 263,107Residents 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 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +10.0% | #7 of 1,485 |
| 2Ellis County, TX | 91 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +24.0% | #9 of 1,485 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 84 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +17.4% | #10 of 1,485 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.8% | #24 of 1,485 |
| 5Chambers County, TX | 87 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +22.6% | #31 of 1,485 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +21.3% | #37 of 1,485 |
| 7Ector County, TX | 85 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #40 of 1,485 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 85 | 474 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #43 of 1,485 |
| 9Webb County, TX | 82 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% | #58 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,485 |
| 73Brazos County, TX | 44 | 46 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +6.2% | #900 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Brazos 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Brazos County, TX?
There are 46 veterinarians on map listings in Brazos County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Brazos County, TX spend on pets?
About $75.2M a year, or $825 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,087 households in Brazos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brazos County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Brazos County has 5.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Brazos County would have about 28, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,846 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Brazos County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Brazos County at 249,088 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,087 households. The median household income in Brazos County is $58,553 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.1% 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. Brazos County scores 44 for veterinarians (lower middle), #900 of 1,485 scored counties.
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