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Pet businesses in Calhoun County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Calhoun County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On pets · $922 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,300
−2.2% 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

At $922 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Calhoun County spend about $1.1M a year on pets. That works out to $1.1M per business.

Calhoun County has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Calhoun 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.

Pet businesses in Calhoun County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.19.910.4
Spending per listing$1.1M$935K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$922$925$909
Median household income$93,203$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,300−2.2% since 2020
Households
1,239
Median age
47.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
254 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$93,203
Average household income
$105,834
Median home value
$190,900
Jobs located here
855
Daytime population
2,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Calhoun County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cook County, IL721,5087.2$1.3M−1.3%#214 of 2,200
2Boone County, IL72178.7$1M+0.4%#221 of 2,200
3Will County, IL6627211.1$957K+2.2%#426 of 2,200
4St. Clair County, IL65747.3$1.2M−2.5%#457 of 2,200
5Kendall County, IL655913.0$819K+9.9%#480 of 2,200
6Kane County, IL6421311.5$901K+1.8%#504 of 2,200
7DuPage County, IL6339211.2$989K+0.3%#537 of 2,200
8Piatt County, IL63811.6$803K+0.6%#555 of 2,200
9Ogle County, IL60209.6$891K−0.7%#653 of 2,200
10Jersey County, IL59810.0$863K−1.5%#690 of 2,200
Calhoun County, ILNot scored18.1$1.1M−2.2%

Other business types in Calhoun County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Calhoun County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet business in Calhoun County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Calhoun County, IL spend on pets?

About $1.1M a year, or $922 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,239 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calhoun County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Calhoun County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Calhoun County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 4,300 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,239 households. Median household income in Calhoun County is $93,203, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Calhoun County

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