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Pet businesses in Bond County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bond County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,400 of 2,200 scored counties
#38 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On pets · $780 a household
- Spending per listing
- $599K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,959
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet businesses in Bond County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Bond County spend about $4.8M a year on pets, or $780 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pet businesses, that is $599K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bond County in 2023. That is one for every 2,049 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bond County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bond County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,400 of 2,200 scored counties and #38 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.
How Bond County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet 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 | Bond County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $599K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,049 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $780 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,959 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $723K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 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, veterinarians and pet stores in Bond 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 Bond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,959+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,147
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $65,959+15.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,080
- Median home value
- $145,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,456
- Daytime population
- 14,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Bond County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 72 | 1,508 | 7.2 | $1.3M | −1.3% | #214 of 2,200 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 72 | 17 | 8.7 | $1M | +0.4% | #221 of 2,200 |
| 3Will County, IL | 66 | 272 | 11.1 | $957K | +2.2% | #426 of 2,200 |
| 4St. Clair County, IL | 65 | 74 | 7.3 | $1.2M | −2.5% | #457 of 2,200 |
| 5Kendall County, IL | 65 | 59 | 13.0 | $819K | +9.9% | #480 of 2,200 |
| 6Kane County, IL | 64 | 213 | 11.5 | $901K | +1.8% | #504 of 2,200 |
| 7DuPage County, IL | 63 | 392 | 11.2 | $989K | +0.3% | #537 of 2,200 |
| 8Piatt County, IL | 63 | 8 | 11.6 | $803K | +0.6% | #555 of 2,200 |
| 9Ogle County, IL | 60 | 20 | 9.6 | $891K | −0.7% | #653 of 2,200 |
| 10Jersey County, IL | 59 | 8 | 10.0 | $863K | −1.5% | #690 of 2,200 |
| 38Bond County, IL | 43 | 8 | 13.0 | $599K | +0.6% | #1,400 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bond 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bond County, IL?
Bond County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023.
How much do households in Bond County, IL spend on pets?
About $4.8M a year, or $780 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $599K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,147 households in Bond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bond County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bond County has 13.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $599K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bond County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,049 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Bond County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Bond County at 16,959 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,147 households. The median household income in Bond County is $65,959 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bond County scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,400 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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