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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #951 of 1,461 scored counties
#24 of 53 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.2M
On pets · $1,025 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,840
−0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Monroe County comes to about $14.2M a year: $1,025 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 49% 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 Monroe County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,617 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Monroe County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #951 of 1,461 scored counties and #24 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.93.73.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,6174,9335,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,025$925$909
Median household income$102,880$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$293K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,840−0.3% since 2020
Households
13,851
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$102,880+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,402
Median home value
$282,100
Jobs located here
9,117
Daytime population
25,946Residents 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 Monroe 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
24Monroe County, IL41117.9$1.3M−0.3%#951 of 1,461

Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, IL?

Monroe County has 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $14.2M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,851 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 7.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Monroe County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,617 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 34,840 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,851 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $102,880 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Monroe County scores 41 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #951 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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