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Pet businesses in Pike County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,134 of 2,200 scored counties
#77 of 83 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On pets · $721 a household
Spending per listing
$287K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,231
−2.8% 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

Pike County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,134 of 2,200 scored counties and #77 of 83 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $721 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $4.3M a year on pets. Spread across 15 pet businesses, that is $287K per business, 67% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Pike County has 15 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 25.1 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pike County in 2023. That is one for every 1,988 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pike 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 Pike County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.19.910.4
Spending per listing$287K$935K$878K
Households per official establishment1,9881,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$721$925$909
Median household income$59,777$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$858K
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
150 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,231−2.8% since 2020
Households
5,965
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$59,777+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,896
Median home value
$101,400
Jobs located here
3,812
Daytime population
11,803Residents 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 Pike 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
77Pike County, IL191525.1$287K−2.8%#2,134 of 2,200

Other business types in Pike County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Pike County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pet businesses in Pike County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.3M a year, or $721 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $287K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,965 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 25.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $287K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pike County would have about 5, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,988 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 14,231 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,965 households. Median household income in Pike County is $59,777, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Pike County scores 19 for pet businesses (low), #2,134 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 Pike County

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