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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Starr County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Starr County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On pets · $634 a household
Spending per listing
$12.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
66,319
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Starr County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Starr County comes to about $12.1M a year: $634 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.1M of household spending for each business on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Starr County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Starr County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Starr County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Starr 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 Starr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureStarr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.53.23.6
Spending per listing$12.1M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$634$950$909
Median household income$37,639$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Starr 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 Starr County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,319+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,157
Median age
30.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,223 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$37,639+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,715
Median home value
$95,100
Jobs located here
11,587
Daytime population
54,236Residents 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 Starr 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
Starr County, TXNot scored10.5$12.1M+0.7%

Other business types in Starr 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 Starr County, TX?

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Starr County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Starr County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $634 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $12.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,157 households in Starr County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Starr County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Starr County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Starr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Starr County at 66,319 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,157 households. The median household income in Starr County is $37,639 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Starr County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Starr 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 Starr County

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