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Pet businesses in Douglas County, IL
The pet businesses in Douglas County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,081 of 2,200 scored counties
#73 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On pets · $816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,880
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Douglas County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,081 of 2,200 scored counties and #73 of 83 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Douglas County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Douglas County spend about $6.3M a year on pets, or $816 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $373K per business, 58% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $816 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,320 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,880+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,765
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 417 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $77,320+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,377
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,030
- Daytime population
- 18,817Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
| 73Douglas County, IL | 22 | 17 | 21.9 | $373K | +0.5% | #2,081 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 businesses22
- 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 Douglas County, IL?
Douglas County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, IL spend on pets?
About $6.3M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $373K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,765 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Douglas County has 21.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $373K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 19,880 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,765 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $77,320 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. Douglas County scores 22 for pet businesses (low), #2,081 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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