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Pet stores in Livingston County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Livingston County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On pets · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Livingston County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $822 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $12M a year on pets. That works out to $4M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Livingston County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet stores on map listings, Livingston County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Livingston 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 stores 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 | Livingston County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,723 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $822 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 and pet supplies stores in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Champaign County, IL | 74 | 6 | 0.7 | $11.4M | +1.8% | #108 of 974 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 70 | 8 | 1.8 | $6M | +9.9% | #163 of 974 |
| 3Cook County, IL | 67 | 319 | 1.5 | $6.2M | −1.3% | #206 of 974 |
| 4Madison County, IL | 67 | 17 | 1.5 | $5.6M | −1.0% | #209 of 974 |
| 5Peoria County, IL | 66 | 10 | 1.3 | $6.3M | −1.6% | #222 of 974 |
| 6St. Clair County, IL | 65 | 12 | 1.2 | $7.1M | −2.5% | #230 of 974 |
| 7Will County, IL | 64 | 55 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +2.2% | #252 of 974 |
| 8Tazewell County, IL | 53 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | −0.9% | #429 of 974 |
| 9Rock Island County, IL | 51 | 9 | 1.5 | $5.4M | −1.7% | #452 of 974 |
| 10DuPage County, IL | 51 | 92 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +0.3% | #459 of 974 |
| Livingston County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $4M | −2.1% |
Other business types in Livingston 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Livingston County, IL?
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Livingston County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Livingston County, IL spend on pets?
About $12M a year, or $822 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,615 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Livingston County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Livingston County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $73,790, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Livingston County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Livingston County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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