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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County, TX
How Wilson 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #774 of 1,461 scored counties
#67 of 94 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.5M
- On pets · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,139
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wilson County spend about $18.5M a year on pets, or $1,017 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Wilson County has 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wilson County in 2023. That is one for every 3,637 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $605K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wilson County.
Population estimates show Wilson County grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County is 49 (lower middle), #774 of 1,461 scored counties and #67 of 94 scored counties in Texas.
How Wilson 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.
| Measure | Wilson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,637 | 5,494 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,017 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,565 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $230K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $605K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,139+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,185
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 804 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $94,565+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,531
- Median home value
- $321,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,670
- Daytime population
- 36,978Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 90 | 79 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +17.4% | #3 of 1,461 |
| 2Harris County, TX | 85 | 450 | 2.6 | $3.7M | +6.6% | #20 of 1,461 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 84 | 48 | 3.6 | $3M | +12.2% | #31 of 1,461 |
| 4Ector County, TX | 83 | 17 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +5.0% | #36 of 1,461 |
| 5Bastrop County, TX | 82 | 9 | 2.4 | $4M | +21.3% | #40 of 1,461 |
| 6Tarrant County, TX | 82 | 209 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +6.3% | #41 of 1,461 |
| 7Webb County, TX | 81 | 17 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +5.2% | #46 of 1,461 |
| 8Bexar County, TX | 81 | 201 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #51 of 1,461 |
| 9Ellis County, TX | 80 | 22 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +24.0% | #64 of 1,461 |
| 10Smith County, TX | 80 | 28 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +7.8% | #66 of 1,461 |
| 67Wilson County, TX | 49 | 14 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +12.2% | #774 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Wilson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses66
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Wilson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County. One of them (7%) 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 Wilson County, TX spend on pets?
About $18.5M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 18,185 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Wilson County has 7.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Wilson County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,637 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 56,139 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Wilson County is $94,565, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Wilson County scores 49 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #774 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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