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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #636 of 1,461 scored counties
#58 of 94 scored counties in Texas

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On pets · $902 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,288
+7.0% 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

Household spending on pets in Washington County comes to about $14M a year: $902 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 3,096 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #636 of 1,461 scored counties and #58 of 94 scored counties in Texas.

How Washington 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 Washington County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.23.6
Spending per listing$2M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,0965,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$902$950$909
Median household income$77,825$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5481

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$763K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,288+7.0% since 2020
Households
15,481
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,165
Median home value
$288,100
Jobs located here
16,640
Daytime population
34,059Residents 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 Washington 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
58Washington County, TX5474.5$2M+7.0%#636 of 1,461

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $14M a year, or $902 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 15,481 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 4.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,096 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. Median household income in Washington County is $77,825, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Washington County scores 54 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #636 of 1,461 scored counties.

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