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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ector County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ector County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.6M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Ector County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #36 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ector County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Ector County spend about $56.6M a year on pets, or $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per business, 31% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ector County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 9,223 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ector County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ector 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,223 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ector 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 businesses87
- Veterinarians85
- Pet grooming and boarding83
- Pet stores81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Ector County, TX?
There are 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Ector County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on pets?
About $56.6M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Ector County has 2.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Ector County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,223 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. 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. Ector County scores 83 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #36 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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