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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County, IL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On pets · $703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $703 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $14.7M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $4.9M per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,495 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Knox County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,495 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $703 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $237K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents 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 |
| Knox County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 1.4 | $4.9M | −4.1% |
Other business types in Knox 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Knox County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, IL spend on pets?
About $14.7M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 20,972 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Knox County has 1.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.9M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Knox County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,495 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in Knox County is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Knox County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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