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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Comal County, TX
How Comal County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #254 of 1,461 scored counties
#35 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 28
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.2M
- On pets · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,166
- +27.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,096 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Comal County spend about $78.2M a year on pets. That works out to $2.8M per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Comal County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Comal County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 2,744 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Comal County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Comal County grew 27.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Comal County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #254 of 1,461 scored counties and #35 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Comal 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 | Comal County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,744 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +27.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,096 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $101,889 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 282 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Comal 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 Comal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,166+27.9% since 2020
- Households
- 71,354
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 329
- Median household income
- $101,889+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,953
- Median home value
- $427,200
- Jobs located here
- 76,984
- Daytime population
- 179,700Residents 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 |
| 35Comal County, TX | 69 | 28 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +27.9% | #254 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Comal 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Comal County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Comal County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Comal County, TX spend on pets?
About $78.2M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,354 households in Comal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Comal County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Comal County has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Comal County would have about 31, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,744 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Comal County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Comal County at 209,166 people in 2025, up 27.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,354 households. Median household income in Comal County is $101,889, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Comal County scores 69 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #254 of 1,461 scored counties.
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