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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #758 of 1,461 scored counties
#16 of 53 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On pets · $901 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,128
+0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Clinton County spend about $13.1M a year on pets, or $901 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,643 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clinton County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #758 of 1,461 scored counties and #16 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.

How Clinton 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 grooming and boarding 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 grooming and boarding in Clinton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.73.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,6434,9335,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$901$925$909
Median household income$86,588$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$311K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 (except veterinary) in Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,128+0.6% since 2020
Households
14,570
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$86,588+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,402
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
12,557
Daytime population
31,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cook County, IL695602.7$3.5M−1.3%#248 of 1,461
2Kane County, IL65673.6$2.9M+1.8%#346 of 1,461
3Champaign County, IL65283.3$2.4M+1.8%#355 of 1,461
4Boone County, IL6173.6$2.5M+0.4%#446 of 1,461
5St. Clair County, IL60303.0$2.9M−2.5%#472 of 1,461
6Will County, IL601154.7$2.3M+2.2%#483 of 1,461
7Peoria County, IL59263.3$2.4M−1.6%#512 of 1,461
8Ogle County, IL5873.4$2.5M−0.7%#526 of 1,461
9DuPage County, IL571554.4$2.5M+0.3%#550 of 1,461
10Kankakee County, IL56163.9$2.1M−1.7%#582 of 1,461
16Clinton County, IL4964.1$2.2M+0.6%#758 of 1,461

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clinton County, IL?

There are 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $13.1M a year, or $901 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,570 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clinton County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Clinton County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,643 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,128 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,570 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $86,588 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Clinton County scores 49 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #758 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Clinton County

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