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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Grundy County, IL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Grundy County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #983 of 1,461 scored counties
#28 of 53 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On pets · $949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,052
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Grundy County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $949 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $19.5M a year on pets. That works out to $1.1M per business, 57% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Grundy County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,119 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $925K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Grundy County.
Population estimates show Grundy County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #983 of 1,461 scored counties and #28 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.
How Grundy 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 | Grundy County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,119 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $949 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,235 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $925K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,052+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,595
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,828
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,659
- Daytime population
- 48,130Residents 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 Grundy 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 |
| 28Grundy County, IL | 40 | 18 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #983 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Grundy 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Grundy County, IL?
There are 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on pets?
About $19.5M a year, or $949 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Grundy County has 8.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Grundy County would have about 8, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,119 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County scores 40 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #983 of 1,461 scored counties.
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