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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,075 of 1,461 scored counties
#32 of 53 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On pets · $736 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,901
−2.0% 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

At $736 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $10.2M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Fulton County has 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Fulton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County is 35 (lower middle), #1,075 of 1,461 scored counties and #32 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.73.6
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9335,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$736$925$909
Median household income$60,599$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3548

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 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 (except veterinary) in Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,901−2.0% since 2020
Households
13,795
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$60,599+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,763
Median home value
$107,200
Jobs located here
8,322
Daytime population
27,980Residents 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 Fulton 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
32Fulton County, IL3553.6$2M−2.0%#1,075 of 1,461

Other business types in Fulton 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 Fulton County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fulton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Fulton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.2M a year, or $736 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 13,795 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Fulton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 32,901 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,795 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $60,599, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Fulton County scores 35 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,075 of 1,461 scored counties.

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