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Pet businesses in Lawrence County, IL
How Lawrence 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,460 of 2,200 scored counties
#41 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $817K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,790
- −9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Lawrence County comes to about $4.1M a year: $746 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $817K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Lawrence County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −9.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lawrence County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,460 of 2,200 scored counties and #41 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $817K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −9.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $746 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,324 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 55 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,790−9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,472
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $55,324+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,188
- Median home value
- $99,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,717
- Daytime population
- 12,725Residents 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 Lawrence 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 |
| 41Lawrence County, IL | 41 | 5 | 9.1 | $817K | −9.7% | #1,460 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 businesses41
- 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 Lawrence County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Lawrence County. 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, IL spend on pets?
About $4.1M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $817K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,472 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lawrence County has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $817K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Lawrence County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 13,790 people in 2025, down 9.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,472 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $55,324, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Lawrence County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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