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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jefferson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jefferson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #271 of 1,461 scored counties
#38 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.1M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 254,321
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $77.1M a year on pets, or $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per business, 44% 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 8,619 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #271 of 1,461 scored counties and #38 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,619 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,026 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 254,321−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 94,807
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $60,026+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,586
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 118,164
- Daytime population
- 271,710Residents 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 |
| 38Jefferson County, TX | 68 | 21 | 2.2 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #271 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Jefferson County, TX?
Jefferson County has 21 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) 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 Jefferson County, TX spend on pets?
About $77.1M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,807 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Jefferson County has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.7M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,619 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 254,321 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,807 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $60,026 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Jefferson County scores 68 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #271 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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