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Pet businesses in Johnson County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Johnson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,095 of 2,200 scored counties
#75 of 83 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On pets · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$434K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.1
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,363
+0.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Johnson County is 21 (low), #2,095 of 2,200 scored counties and #75 of 83 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Johnson County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Johnson County comes to about $3M a year: $741 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $434K of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Johnson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Johnson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.19.910.4
Spending per listing$434K$935K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$741$925$909
Median household income$62,528$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2155

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,363+0.4% since 2020
Households
4,101
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
344 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$62,528+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,713
Median home value
$160,500
Jobs located here
2,158
Daytime population
10,999Residents 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 Johnson 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
75Johnson County, IL21717.1$434K+0.4%#2,095 of 2,200

Other business types in Johnson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Johnson County, IL?

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Johnson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3M a year, or $741 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $434K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,101 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 17.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $434K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Johnson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 13,363 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,101 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $62,528 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Johnson County scores 21 for pet businesses (low), #2,095 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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