Pets · Metro area · Illinois
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Peoria, IL metro area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Peoria, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #225 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 57
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $129.2M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 363,505
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Peoria metro area comes to about $129.2M a year: $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Peoria metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in the Peoria metro area classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 6,155 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $705K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Peoria metro area.
Population estimates show the Peoria metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, the Peoria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #225 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Peoria metro area 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 | Peoria metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,155 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,857 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25
- Employees, 2023
- 242
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 578 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $705K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Peoria metro area, 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 the Peoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 363,505−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 153,870
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $71,857
- Average household income
- $95,895
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 167,885
- Daytime population
- 365,155Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Peoria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 59 | 1,239 | 3.4 | $2.9M | 0.0% | #121 of 386 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 50 | 410 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #200 of 386 |
| 2Peoria, IL | 47 | 57 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #225 of 386 |
| 3Champaign-Urbana, IL | 46 | 38 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #231 of 386 |
| 4Kankakee, IL | 45 | 16 | 3.9 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #239 of 386 |
| 5Bloomington, IL | 40 | 28 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #274 of 386 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 39 | 17 | 4.1 | $2M | −1.2% | #281 of 386 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 34 | 71 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #309 of 386 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 33 | 16 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #316 of 386 |
| 6Decatur, IL | 33 | 18 | 4.1 | $1.8M | −4.3% | #317 of 386 |
Other business types in the Peoria metro area
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 businesses39
- Veterinarians24
- Pet grooming and boarding47
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Peoria, IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Peoria metro area. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Peoria, IL metro area spend on pets?
About $129.2M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 153,870 households in the Peoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Peoria, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Peoria metro area has 3.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Peoria metro area would have about 51, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,155 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Peoria, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Peoria metro area at 363,505 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 153,870 households. Median household income in the Peoria metro area is $71,857, 11% 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 Peoria metro area scores 47 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #225 of 386 scored metro areas.
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