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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kaufman County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kaufman County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 1,461 scored counties
#23 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.2M
- On pets · $984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,235
- +42.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $984 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Kaufman County spend about $50.2M a year on pets. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Kaufman County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kaufman County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 5,666 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $663K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kaufman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kaufman County grew 42.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kaufman County is 73 (upper middle), #170 of 1,461 scored counties and #23 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kaufman 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 | Kaufman County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,666 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +42.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $984 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,485 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $791K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $663K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,235+42.2% since 2020
- Households
- 50,990
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 221
- Median household income
- $89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,230
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 36,419
- Daytime population
- 125,602Residents 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 |
| 23Kaufman County, TX | 73 | 26 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +42.2% | #170 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Kaufman 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 businesses79
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Kaufman County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kaufman County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Kaufman County, TX spend on pets?
About $50.2M a year, or $984 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kaufman County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Kaufman County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 20, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,666 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above 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. Kaufman County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #170 of 1,461 scored counties.
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