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Pet stores in Pope County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Pope County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1M
On pets · $751 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,672
−2.2% 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

At $751 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pope County spend about $1M a year on pets. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Pope County as of September 2026. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Pope County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Pope County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pope 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.

Pet stores in Pope County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasurePope CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.21.82.0
Spending per listing$1M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,72313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$751$925$909
Median household income$60,050$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Pope 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 Pope County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,672−2.2% since 2020
Households
1,385
Median age
54.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
369 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$60,050
Average household income
$76,225
Median home value
$143,800
Jobs located here
589
Daytime population
2,871Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Pope County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign County, IL7460.7$11.4M+1.8%#108 of 974
2Kendall County, IL7081.8$6M+9.9%#163 of 974
3Cook County, IL673191.5$6.2M−1.3%#206 of 974
4Madison County, IL67171.5$5.6M−1.0%#209 of 974
5Peoria County, IL66101.3$6.3M−1.6%#222 of 974
6St. Clair County, IL65121.2$7.1M−2.5%#230 of 974
7Will County, IL64552.3$4.7M+2.2%#252 of 974
8Tazewell County, IL53122.2$3.9M−0.9%#429 of 974
9Rock Island County, IL5191.5$5.4M−1.7%#452 of 974
10DuPage County, IL51922.6$4.2M+0.3%#459 of 974
Pope County, ILNot scored17.2$1M−2.2%

Other business types in Pope County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Pope County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in Pope County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Pope County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1M a year, or $751 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $1M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,385 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pope County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Pope County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Pope County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Pope County at 3,672 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,385 households. The median household income in Pope County is $60,050 a year, 26% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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