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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bell County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bell County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 1,461 scored counties
#56 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 57
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +41.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.1M
- On pets · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bell County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Bell County spend about $118.1M a year on pets, or $830 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Bell County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 41.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,185 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Bell County.
Population estimates show Bell County grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Bell County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #533 of 1,461 scored counties and #56 of 94 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell 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 grooming and boarding businesses 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,185 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.7% | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $830 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 34+41.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 577 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 79 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +17.4% | #3 of 1,461 |
| 2Harris County, TX | 85 | 450 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +6.6% | #20 of 1,461 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 84 | 48 | 3.6 | $3M | +12.2% | #31 of 1,461 |
| 4Ector County, TX | 83 | 17 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +5.0% | #36 of 1,461 |
| 5Bastrop County, TX | 82 | 9 | 2.4 | $4M | +21.3% | #40 of 1,461 |
| 6Tarrant County, TX | 82 | 209 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +6.3% | #41 of 1,461 |
| 7Webb County, TX | 81 | 17 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +5.2% | #46 of 1,461 |
| 8Bexar County, TX | 81 | 201 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #51 of 1,461 |
| 9Ellis County, TX | 80 | 22 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +24.0% | #64 of 1,461 |
| 10Smith County, TX | 80 | 28 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +7.8% | #66 of 1,461 |
| 56Bell County, TX | 58 | 57 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +8.0% | #533 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Bell 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians81
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Bell County, TX?
There are 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 41.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on pets?
About $118.1M a year, or $830 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Bell County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Bell County would have about 46, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,185 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 58 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #533 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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