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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Henderson County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On pets · $723 a household
Spending per listing
$978K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,984
−5.6% 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

At $723 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $2M a year on pets. That works out to $978K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Henderson County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County declined 5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.43.73.6
Spending per listing$978K$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9335,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$723$925$909
Median household income$62,227$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,984−5.6% since 2020
Households
2,704
Median age
49.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$62,227
Average household income
$73,914
Median home value
$104,400
Jobs located here
1,297
Daytime population
4,800Residents 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 Henderson 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
Henderson County, ILNot scored27.4$978K−5.6%

Other business types in Henderson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Henderson County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Henderson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2M a year, or $723 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $978K 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 2,704 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Henderson County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Henderson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 5,984 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,704 households. Median household income in Henderson County is $62,227, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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