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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ward County, TX

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ward 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 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On pets · $859 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,125
−4.7% 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

At $859 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Ward County spend about $3.8M a year on pets. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Ward County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Ward County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ward 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 Ward County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWard CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.23.6
Spending per listing$3.8M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$859$950$909
Median household income$65,952$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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Ward 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 Ward County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,125−4.7% since 2020
Households
4,388
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,952+4.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,784
Median home value
$150,700
Jobs located here
5,680
Daytime population
11,247Residents 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 Ward 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
Ward County, TXNot scored12.3$3.8M−4.7%

Other business types in Ward 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 Ward County, TX?

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

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

About $3.8M a year, or $859 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 4,388 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ward County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Ward County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Ward County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Ward County at 11,125 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,388 households. Median household income in Ward County is $65,952, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.7%, 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. Ward 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?

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

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