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Pet businesses in St. Clair County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in St. Clair County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 74
- 10 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $85.6M
- On pets · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Clair County spend about $85.6M a year on pets, or $849 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 32% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
St. Clair County has 74 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,460 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Clair County.
Population estimates show St. Clair County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in St. Clair County is 65 (upper middle), #457 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 83 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,460 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.8% | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $849 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 41+10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 474
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. Clair County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 pet businesses in St. Clair County. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on pets?
About $85.6M a year, or $849 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. Clair County has 7.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 97, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,460 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #457 of 2,200 scored counties.
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