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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in El Paso County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in El Paso County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #656 of 1,461 scored counties
#61 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 115
- 8 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +52.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $234.8M
- On pets · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,858
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $784 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $234.8M a year on pets. Spread across 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2M per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
El Paso County has 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 7%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in El Paso County in 2023, up 52.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,762 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $354K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in El Paso County.
Population estimates show El Paso County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in El Paso County is 53 (upper middle), #656 of 1,461 scored counties and #61 of 94 scored counties in Texas.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,762 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +52.9% | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $784 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 52+52.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $354K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,858+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 299,637
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 859
- Median household income
- $59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,845
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 347,266
- Daytime population
- 864,827Residents 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 |
| 61El Paso County, TX | 53 | 115 | 3.8 | $2M | +1.3% | #656 of 1,461 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in El Paso County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses in El Paso County. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 52.9% from 2019.
How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on pets?
About $234.8M a year, or $784 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
El Paso County has 3.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, El Paso County would have about 92, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,762 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 53 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #656 of 1,461 scored counties.
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