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Pet businesses in Jackson County, IL
How Jackson 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,999 of 2,200 scored counties
#66 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $579K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,501
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Jackson County is 25 (lower middle), #1,999 of 2,200 scored counties and #66 of 83 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $682 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $15.6M a year on pets. That works out to $579K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 27 pet businesses on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,640 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $253K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jackson County. Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $579K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,640 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $48,763 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $253K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,501−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,955
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 584 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,409
- Median home value
- $137,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,658
- Daytime population
- 57,693Residents 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 Jackson 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 |
| 66Jackson County, IL | 25 | 27 | 11.8 | $579K | −1.5% | #1,999 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians17
- Pet grooming and boarding27
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Jackson County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 pet businesses in Jackson County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jackson County, IL spend on pets?
About $15.6M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $579K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Jackson County has 11.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $579K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 18, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,640 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County scores 25 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,999 of 2,200 scored counties.
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