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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cameron County, TX
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cameron County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 1,461 scored counties
#50 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 42
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101.4M
- On pets · $733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cameron County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Cameron County spend about $101.4M a year on pets, or $733 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.4M per business, 5% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Cameron County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 12,585 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cameron County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Cameron County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #358 of 1,461 scored counties and #50 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cameron 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 | Cameron County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,585 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $733 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $801K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Cameron 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 Cameron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 50Cameron County, TX | 65 | 42 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #358 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Cameron 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 businesses75
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Cameron County, TX?
Cameron County has 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Cameron County, TX spend on pets?
About $101.4M a year, or $733 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cameron County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Cameron County has 3.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Cameron County would have about 40, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,585 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 65 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #358 of 1,461 scored counties.
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