Pineshire Business Loans, a small-business funding broker in Conroe, Texas, at 210 N Main St, works with owners across Montgomery County, where 15,014 employer establishments operated in 2023 and 56.3 percent had fewer than five employees (Census CBP). This page covers local business data, public contacts and how partners view the main local sectors.
| Office address | 210 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301 (Montgomery County) |
|---|---|
| Employer establishments | 15,014 in Montgomery County, TX (Census CBP 2023) |
| Fewer than five employees | 56.3% of county employers (CBP 2023) |
| Businesses with no payroll | 81,334 in the county (Census NES 2024) |
| ZIP 77301 employers | 940, with 13,487 paid employees (Census ZBP 2023) |
| Self-employed Conroe, TX residents | 9.5%, +/- 1.2 points (ACS 2020-2024) |
| Phone | (936) 253-6720 |
The Montgomery County, TX business base
Montgomery County, TX had 15,014 employer establishments in 2023. They employed 206,056 people in the pay period that includes March 12 and paid about $13.74 billion in annual payroll. Of those establishments, 8,454, or 56.3 percent, had fewer than five employees, and 12,883, about 85.8 percent, had fewer than twenty (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023).
A separate count found 81,334 businesses in the county with no paid employees in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024). Most are owner-operators. Because that count comes from a different program and year, read it beside the employer total rather than adding the two.
| Sector | Establishments | Share under five employees |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2,090 | 75.4% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,766 | 47.6% |
| Retail trade | 1,698 | 43.5% |
| Construction | 1,549 | 63.2% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,288 | 25.9% |
| Other services | 1,225 | 57.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Health care paid the largest payroll of any sector, about $1.86 billion.
The ZIP code around N Main St: 77301
ZIP 77301, which contains the office address, had 940 employer establishments in 2023, with 13,487 paid employees and about $730.7 million in annual payroll. Retail trade was the largest sector there with 168 establishments, followed by professional services with 106, other services with 94, accommodation and food services with 78, and construction and manufacturing with 72 each. Under half, 47.2 percent, had fewer than five employees (U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). The city of Conroe covers most of that ZIP's land, but a ZIP is a postal area, not the city limits.
Measured against the county, ZIP 77301 has a bigger share of retailers and manufacturers and a smaller share of one-to-four-person firms.
Self-employment in Conroe, TX
An estimated 9.5 percent of employed Conroe residents were self-employed, plus or minus 1.2 points: 3.5 percent in their own incorporated business and 6.0 percent unincorporated (American Community Survey 2020-2024). That is below the county's 11.1 percent and the state's 10.5 percent, though the Conroe estimate's margin overlaps the state figure.
A growing county
Building permits in Montgomery County, TX authorized 13,741 new privately owned housing units in 2023, 13,246 in 2024 and 13,614 in 2025. Of the 2025 units, 11,597 were single-family homes and 1,881 were in buildings of five or more units (U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey). New homes mean work for builders and trades, and the county's 1,549 construction employer establishments (CBP 2023) show it; the industry pages cover how contractors, restaurants and practices fund growth.
Business records and permits in Conroe, TX
Owners searching for a Conroe business license usually need to know which steps belong to the state, which to Montgomery County and which to the city. Texas entity records can be searched through the Texas Secretary of State business services page, and sales tax permits are handled by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. We do not advise on which registrations or licenses a business needs.
Business personal property is also reported locally. Our rendition guide looks at the asset list that process creates and why partners care about it.
Chamber and economic development contacts
Owners also search for the Conroe chamber of commerce, the Lake Conroe-area chamber and county economic development. None of those bodies is affiliated with Pineshire Business Loans.
The Montgomery County, TX small business resources guide collects the public contacts we can source.
Buying a business or leasing space
Searches for a Conroe business for sale or commercial property for lease usually lead to a funding question later. A build-out of leased space is usually a term loan question; fixtures and machines fit equipment financing; opening stock fits inventory financing. Commercial mortgages are outside what Pineshire arranges.
Which funding options local sectors use
- Contractors: working capital for draws and retainage, equipment financing for machines.
- Restaurants: kitchen equipment, build-outs and short gaps between supplier bills and card settlements.
- Medical and dental practices: imaging and chairs, suite renovations, and timing gaps in insurance payments.
- Retail and wholesale: stock bought ahead of sales, often through inventory financing or a line of credit.
All six options are compared in one table.
Reaching Pineshire Business Loans
Ring (936) 253-6720, or leave your details on the form for a callback. Our address is 210 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301. Who we are explains our role, the contact page has the details, and towns across Montgomery County lists the nearby communities.
Conroe, TX businesses we help
Our partners have confirmed appetite for four kinds of business: contractors and construction trades, restaurants and food service, medical and dental practices, and retailers and wholesalers that carry stock. If your Conroe, TX business is something else, call and ask before you spend time on paperwork.
What to gather before you call
- The last three to six months of business bank statements
- Last year's filed tax return for the business
- A driver's license or passport for each owner
- Formation documents and your EIN
- A simple schedule of current business debt and monthly payments
- For equipment, the seller's quote with make, model and price
Partners differ in what they request; this list covers the usual ground. The document guide goes through these one by one.
The steps after your first call
- It starts with a call to (936) 253-6720 or the short contact form. On the phone we cover the purpose of the funds, time in business and approximate monthly revenue.
- You hear which options match the need and what a partner will likely want to review. We submit nothing without your approval.
- With your permission, we take the request to lending partners that offer that kind of funding. Each partner reviews it and makes its own credit decision.
- Any offer comes from the partner. Read the total cost, the payment schedule and the terms before deciding; turning it down is always an option.
Our office is at 210 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301.
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