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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in DuPage County, IL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in DuPage County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #550 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 53 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 155
- 18 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $387.6M
- On pets · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 934,298
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 pet grooming and boarding businesses in DuPage County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $1,105 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in DuPage County spend about $387.6M a year on pets. Spread across 155 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.5M per business, 2% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DuPage County was 100 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,508 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $12.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DuPage County.
Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DuPage County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #550 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.
How DuPage 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 | DuPage County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,508 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,105 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $112,096 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 100+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 831
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15518 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $12.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in DuPage 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 DuPage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 934,298+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 350,758
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 328 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,836
- Median household income
- $112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $152,117
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 643,931
- Daytime population
- 1,099,611Residents 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 grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.
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 |
Other business types in DuPage 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in DuPage County, IL?
DuPage County has 155 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on pets?
About $387.6M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
DuPage County has 4.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.5M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, DuPage County would have about 152, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,508 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 57 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #550 of 1,461 scored counties.
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