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Pet businesses in Ogle County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #653 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 83 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On pets · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$891K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,399
−0.7% 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 $856 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Ogle County spend about $17.8M a year on pets. That works out to $891K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.

Ogle County has 20 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ogle County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,082 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Ogle County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ogle County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #653 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.

How Ogle 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 Ogle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureOgle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.69.910.4
Spending per listing$891K$935K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0821,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$856$925$909
Median household income$82,132$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 10
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
200 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Ogle 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 Ogle County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,399−0.7% since 2020
Households
20,821
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$82,132+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,173
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
15,354
Daytime population
44,010Residents 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 Ogle 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

Other business types in Ogle County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Ogle County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet businesses in Ogle County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $17.8M a year, or $856 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $891K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,821 households in Ogle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ogle County has 9.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $891K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,082 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Ogle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Ogle County at 51,399 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,821 households. Median household income in Ogle County is $82,132, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Ogle County scores 60 for pet businesses (upper middle), #653 of 2,200 scored counties.

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 Ogle County

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