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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morgan County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,336 of 1,461 scored counties
#44 of 53 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On pets · $774 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,515
−2.9% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morgan County is 22 (low), #1,336 of 1,461 scored counties and #44 of 53 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morgan County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Morgan County comes to about $10.1M a year: $774 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 43% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Morgan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.43.73.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9335,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$774$925$909
Median household income$66,306$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2248

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
70 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,515−2.9% since 2020
Households
13,076
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$66,306+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,028
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
14,019
Daytime population
31,666Residents 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 Morgan 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
44Morgan County, IL2275.4$1.4M−2.9%#1,336 of 1,461

Other business types in Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL?

Morgan County has 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $774 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,076 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 5.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Morgan County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 32,515 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,076 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $66,306 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Morgan County scores 22 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,336 of 1,461 scored counties.

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