Pets · Metro area · Illinois
Pet businesses in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #282 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 106
- 11 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.2M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $747K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,979
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 pet businesses in the Champaign-Urbana metro area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 10%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area spend about $79.2M a year on pets, or $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $747K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 54 businesses with payroll in the Champaign-Urbana metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,819 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Champaign-Urbana metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Champaign-Urbana metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Champaign-Urbana metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #282 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Champaign-Urbana metro area 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 | Champaign-Urbana metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $747K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,819 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,528 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 514
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Champaign-Urbana metro area, 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 the Champaign-Urbana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,979+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 98,224
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $65,528
- Average household income
- $92,216
- Median home value
- $201,700
- Jobs located here
- 101,931
- Daytime population
- 245,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Champaign-Urbana metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 68 | 3,281 | 9.0 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #60 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 56 | 1,123 | 9.7 | $928K | −0.2% | #148 of 387 |
| 2Kankakee, IL | 45 | 43 | 10.5 | $793K | −1.7% | #235 of 387 |
| 3Rockford, IL | 45 | 140 | 10.3 | $774K | −0.3% | #236 of 387 |
| 4Decatur, IL | 44 | 39 | 9.0 | $846K | −4.3% | #240 of 387 |
| 5Bloomington, IL | 42 | 79 | 11.3 | $789K | +0.1% | #258 of 387 |
| 6Peoria, IL | 39 | 167 | 10.9 | $773K | −1.3% | #281 of 387 |
| 7Champaign-Urbana, IL | 39 | 106 | 10.8 | $747K | +1.5% | #282 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 34 | 48 | 12.5 | $616K | +1.7% | #313 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 33 | 190 | 11.8 | $708K | −0.9% | #318 of 387 |
Other business types in the Champaign-Urbana metro area
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 businesses39
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area?
There are 106 pet businesses on map listings in the Champaign-Urbana metro area as of September 2026. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Another 160 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area spend on pets?
About $79.2M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $747K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,224 households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $747K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Champaign-Urbana metro area would have about 90, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,819 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Champaign-Urbana metro area at 239,979 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,224 households. The median household income in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is $65,528 a year, 19% below 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 Champaign-Urbana metro area scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #282 of 387 scored metro areas.
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