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Pet businesses in Carroll County, IL
How Carroll County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,422 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On pets · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $806K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,419
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $735 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $4.8M a year on pets. That is about $806K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carroll County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,422 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $806K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $735 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,758 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 55 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,419−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 6,578
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 445 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $60,758+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,693
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,756
- Daytime population
- 12,996Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 40Carroll County, IL | 42 | 6 | 9.1 | $806K | −1.7% | #1,422 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 businesses42
- 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 Carroll County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet businesses in Carroll County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, IL spend on pets?
About $4.8M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $806K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,578 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Carroll County has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $806K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Carroll County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 15,419 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,578 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $60,758, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Carroll County scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,422 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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