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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Williamson County, TX

How Williamson County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #213 of 1,461 scored counties
#28 of 94 scored counties in Texas

Listings
114
24 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
72
+60.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$292.3M
On pets · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
752,827
+22.3% 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 Williamson County comes to about $292.3M a year: $1,158 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 114 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 24 of them (21%) are chain locations, 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 72 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Williamson County in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,504 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $761K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Williamson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Williamson County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #213 of 1,461 scored counties and #28 of 94 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.53.23.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5045,4945,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+60.0%+38.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,158$950$909
Median household income$111,340$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7181

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 72+60.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
655
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11424 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$761K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
752,827+22.3% since 2020
Households
252,323
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,116 sq. mi.
People per square mile
603
Median household income
$111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$140,407
Median home value
$447,000
Jobs located here
238,920
Daytime population
563,844Residents 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 Williamson 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
28Williamson County, TX711144.5$2.6M+22.3%#213 of 1,461

Other business types in Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 114 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Williamson County. 24 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019.

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

About $292.3M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson 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 $2.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 115, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,504 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #213 of 1,461 scored counties.

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