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Pet businesses in Hardin County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hardin 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
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$997K
On pets · $645 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
3,588
−1.8% 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

There are no pet businesses on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hardin County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in Hardin County comes to about $997K a year: $645 per household, 29% below the U.S. average.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hardin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County declined 1.8%, 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHardin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.09.910.4
Spending per listingn/a$935K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$645$925$909
Median household income$54,271$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
0
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 Hardin 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 Hardin County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,588−1.8% since 2020
Households
1,545
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
177 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$54,271
Average household income
$64,029
Median home value
$103,800
Jobs located here
703
Daytime population
3,107Residents 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 Hardin 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
Hardin County, ILNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%

Other business types in Hardin County

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

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Questions

How many pet businesses are in Hardin County, IL?

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

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

About $997K a year, or $645 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,545 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hardin County has no pet businesses on map listings. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hardin County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Hardin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Hardin County at 3,588 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,545 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $54,271 a year, 33% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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