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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeKalb County, IL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeKalb County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,106 of 1,461 scored counties
#33 of 53 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.9M
- On pets · $831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
DeKalb County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,106 of 1,461 scored counties and #33 of 53 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $831 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $32.9M a year on pets. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,955 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,955 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $831 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $892K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 69 | 560 | 2.7 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #248 of 1,461 |
| 2Kane County, IL | 65 | 67 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #346 of 1,461 |
| 3Champaign County, IL | 65 | 28 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #355 of 1,461 |
| 4Boone County, IL | 61 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #446 of 1,461 |
| 5St. Clair County, IL | 60 | 30 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #472 of 1,461 |
| 6Will County, IL | 60 | 115 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #483 of 1,461 |
| 7Peoria County, IL | 59 | 26 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #512 of 1,461 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 58 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #526 of 1,461 |
| 9DuPage County, IL | 57 | 155 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #550 of 1,461 |
| 10Kankakee County, IL | 56 | 16 | 3.9 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #582 of 1,461 |
| 33DeKalb County, IL | 34 | 25 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #1,106 of 1,461 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in DeKalb County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses in DeKalb County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on pets?
About $32.9M a year, or $831 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
DeKalb County has 6.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 13, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,955 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,461 scored counties.
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