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Pet businesses in Wabash County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.5M
On pets · $734 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,907
−3.6% 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

Households in Wabash County spend about $3.5M a year on pets, or $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business.

Wabash County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wabash County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wabash County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Wabash County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wabash 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 Wabash County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWabash CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.29.910.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$935K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9771,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$734$925$909
Median household income$57,086$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wabash 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 Wabash County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,907−3.6% since 2020
Households
4,740
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
223 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$57,086+12.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,404
Median home value
$104,900
Jobs located here
2,877
Daytime population
9,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Illinois

Every Illinois market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Wabash 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
Wabash County, ILNot scored24.2$1.7M−3.6%

Other business types in Wabash County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Wabash County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Wabash County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wabash County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.5M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,740 households in Wabash County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabash County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wabash County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Wabash County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Wabash County at 10,907 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,740 households. Median household income in Wabash County is $57,086, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.4%, 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. Wabash County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wabash County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Wabash County

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