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Pet businesses in Tazewell County, IL
The pet businesses in Tazewell County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,387 of 2,200 scored counties
#35 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 68
- 15 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $681K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,049
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 pet businesses in Tazewell County. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Tazewell County spend about $46.3M a year on pets, or $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 68 pet businesses, that is $681K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Tazewell County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $740K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tazewell County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tazewell County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tazewell County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,387 of 2,200 scored counties and #35 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.
How Tazewell 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 | Tazewell County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $681K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,638 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,982 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 422
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $740K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,049−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,051
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,832
- Median home value
- $167,500
- Jobs located here
- 46,441
- Daytime population
- 115,748Residents 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 Tazewell 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 |
| 35Tazewell County, IL | 43 | 68 | 12.6 | $681K | −0.9% | #1,387 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Tazewell 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tazewell County, IL?
Tazewell County has 68 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tazewell County, IL spend on pets?
About $46.3M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $681K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tazewell County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tazewell County has 12.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $681K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 53, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tazewell County scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,387 of 2,200 scored counties.
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