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Pet businesses in Henderson County, IL

The pet businesses in Henderson County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On pets · $723 a household
Spending per listing
$652K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,984
−5.6% 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 $723 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $2M a year on pets. That works out to $652K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Henderson County has 3 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Henderson County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.19.910.4
Spending per listing$652K$935K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$723$925$909
Median household income$62,227$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,984−5.6% since 2020
Households
2,704
Median age
49.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$62,227
Average household income
$73,914
Median home value
$104,400
Jobs located here
1,297
Daytime population
4,800Residents 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 Henderson 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
Henderson County, ILNot scored311.1$652K−5.6%

Other business types in Henderson 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 Henderson County, IL?

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

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

About $2M a year, or $723 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $652K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,704 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $652K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Henderson County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Henderson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 5,984 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,704 households. Median household income in Henderson County is $62,227, 23% 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.

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 Henderson County

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