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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Live Oak County, TX

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Live Oak County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On pets · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$845K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,929
+5.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Live Oak County spend about $3.4M a year on pets, or $776 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $845K per business, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Live Oak County as of September 2026. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Live Oak County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Live Oak County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Live Oak County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Live Oak 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Live Oak County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLive Oak CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.23.23.6
Spending per listing$845K$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$776$950$909
Median household income$57,150$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored81

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,929+5.1% since 2020
Households
4,358
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,040 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$57,150+6.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,578
Median home value
$159,200
Jobs located here
3,120
Daytime population
10,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Live Oak County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Bend County, TX90792.7$4.3M+17.4%#3 of 1,461
2Harris County, TX854502.6$3.7M+6.6%#20 of 1,461
3Brazoria County, TX84483.6$3M+12.2%#31 of 1,461
4Ector County, TX83172.6$3.3M+5.0%#36 of 1,461
5Bastrop County, TX8292.4$4M+21.3%#40 of 1,461
6Tarrant County, TX822092.7$3.7M+6.3%#41 of 1,461
7Webb County, TX81172.1$3.8M+5.2%#46 of 1,461
8Bexar County, TX812012.7$3.3M+7.2%#51 of 1,461
9Ellis County, TX80223.1$3.4M+24.0%#64 of 1,461
10Smith County, TX80283.4$2.7M+7.8%#66 of 1,461
Live Oak County, TXNot scored49.2$845K+5.1%

Other business types in Live Oak County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Live Oak County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Live Oak County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Live Oak County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Live Oak County, TX spend on pets?

About $3.4M a year, or $776 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $845K 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 4,358 households in Live Oak County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Live Oak County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Live Oak County has 9.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $845K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Live Oak County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Live Oak County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Live Oak County at 11,929 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,358 households. Median household income in Live Oak County is $57,150, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.1%, 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. Live Oak County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Live Oak County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Live Oak County

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