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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Brenham, TX area

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Brenham, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #90 of 387 scored small-town markets
#9 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On pets · $902 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,288
+7.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Brenham area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Brenham area spend about $14M a year on pets, or $902 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Brenham area in 2023. That is one for every 3,096 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Brenham area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brenham area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #90 of 387 scored small-town markets and #9 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Brenham area 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Brenham, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrenham areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.23.6
Spending per listing$2M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,0965,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$902$950$909
Median household income$77,825$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6481

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$763K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 care (except veterinary) in the Brenham area, 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 the Brenham area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,288+7.0% since 2020
Households
15,481
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,165
Median home value
$288,100
Jobs located here
16,640
Daytime population
34,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Texas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brenham area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sulphur Springs, TX8453.6$2.4M+6.1%#7 of 387
2Nacogdoches, TX7852.0$3.8M+2.2%#18 of 387
3Paris, TX7872.8$2.8M+2.6%#20 of 387
4Athens, TX78154.5$1.8M+7.5%#24 of 387
5Lufkin, TX7772.2$3.6M+1.9%#26 of 387
6Huntsville, TX7762.3$3.1M+9.5%#27 of 387
7Mount Pleasant, TX7562.9$2.7M+2.5%#31 of 387
8Corsicana, TX6794.7$1.7M+8.2%#70 of 387
9Brenham, TX6474.5$2M+7.0%#90 of 387
10Gainesville, TX6084.8$1.9M+6.5%#121 of 387

Other business types in the Brenham area

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Brenham, TX area?

The Brenham area has 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in the Brenham, TX area spend on pets?

About $14M a year, or $902 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,481 households in the Brenham area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brenham, TX area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Brenham area has 4.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Brenham area would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,096 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is the Brenham, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Brenham area at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. The median household income in the Brenham area is $77,825 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Brenham area scores 64 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #90 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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