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Pet stores in Tazewell County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Tazewell County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #429 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 25 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,049
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Tazewell County comes to about $46.3M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet stores, that is $3.9M per store, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Tazewell County has 12 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Tazewell County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 18,017 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tazewell County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, Tazewell County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #429 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 25 scored counties in Illinois.
How Tazewell 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 | Tazewell County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,017 | 13,723 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,982 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,049−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,051
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,832
- Median home value
- $167,500
- Jobs located here
- 46,441
- Daytime population
- 115,748Residents 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 |
Other business types in Tazewell 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Tazewell County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet stores in Tazewell County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Tazewell County, IL spend on pets?
About $46.3M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tazewell County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Tazewell County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,017 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tazewell County scores 53 for pet stores (upper middle), #429 of 974 scored counties.
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