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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Williamson County, IL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Williamson 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 #942 of 1,461 scored counties
#23 of 53 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,225
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Williamson County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Williamson County spend about $22.7M a year on pets, or $782 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 41% 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 Williamson County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,797 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $873K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Williamson County.
Population estimates show Williamson County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #942 of 1,461 scored counties and #23 of 53 scored counties in Illinois.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,797 | 4,933 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $782 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,604 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $873K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,225+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,983
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $65,604+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,846
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,604
- Daytime population
- 68,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Williamson County marked.
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 |
| 23Williamson County, IL | 41 | 15 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #942 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Williamson County, IL?
Williamson County has 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Williamson County, IL spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,983 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Williamson County has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,797 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $65,604 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Williamson County scores 41 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #942 of 1,461 scored counties.
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