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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montgomery County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #309 of 1,461 scored counties
#43 of 94 scored counties in Texas

Listings
125
17 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
67
+36.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269M
On pets · $1,086 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
781,194
+24.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 125 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Montgomery County spend about $269M a year on pets, or $1,086 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 125 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.2M per business, 15% below 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 67 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Montgomery County in 2023, up 36.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,695 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Montgomery County.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 24.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #309 of 1,461 scored counties and #43 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.23.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,6955,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.7%+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+24.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,086$950$909
Median household income$97,701$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6781

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 67+36.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
470
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12517 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$6.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
781,194+24.9% since 2020
Households
247,541
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,042 sq. mi.
People per square mile
657
Median household income
$97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,795
Median home value
$346,200
Jobs located here
236,728
Daytime population
606,290Residents 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 Montgomery 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
43Montgomery County, TX671255.0$2.2M+24.9%#309 of 1,461

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, TX?

Montgomery County has 125 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 36.7% from 2019.

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

About $269M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 5.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 106, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,695 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 67 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #309 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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