Market rankings · Illinois
Veterinarians in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,504
- 282 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 1,159
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.7B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 63 · Upper middle
A site report maps the veterinarians on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 1,504 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $925 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Illinois spend about $4.7B a year on pets. Spread across 1,504 veterinarians, that is $3.1M per clinic, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Official counts show 1,159 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Illinois in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,346 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $36.2M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #12 for veterinarians, with a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest (74). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Effingham area scores highest (66).
Every market in Illinois for veterinarians
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 74 | 950 | 2.6 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #38 of 384 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 64 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #92 of 384 |
| 3Rockford, IL | 57 | 35 | 2.6 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #141 of 384 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 57 | 365 | 3.1 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #143 of 384 |
| 4Decatur, IL | 47 | 11 | 2.5 | $3M | −4.3% | #213 of 384 |
| 5Kankakee, IL | 38 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #274 of 384 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 24 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −1.2% | #356 of 384 |
| 6Peoria, IL | 24 | 62 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #357 of 384 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 24 | 18 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #360 of 384 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 23 | 74 | 4.6 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #362 of 384 |
| 7Springfield, IL | 21 | 42 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −1.2% | #367 of 384 |
| 8Champaign-Urbana, IL | 20 | 50 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #369 of 384 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham, IL | 66 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #90 of 398 |
| 2Rochelle, IL | 65 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #92 of 398 |
| 3Sterling, IL | 65 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #93 of 398 |
| 4Danville, IL | 60 | 8 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | #124 of 398 |
| 5Ottawa, IL | 59 | 21 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #129 of 398 |
| 6Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 56 | 6 | 2.9 | $2.5M | −1.0% | #150 of 398 |
| 7Pontiac, IL | 53 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #176 of 398 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 52 | 11 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #192 of 398 |
| 9Dixon, IL | 50 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #206 of 398 |
| 10Quincy, IL-MO | 49 | 13 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −2.0% | #212 of 398 |
| 11Jacksonville, IL | 47 | 6 | 4.0 | $1.9M | −3.1% | #224 of 398 |
| 12Canton, IL | 44 | 5 | 3.6 | $2M | −2.0% | #241 of 398 |
| 13Galesburg, IL | 40 | 8 | 3.8 | $1.8M | −4.1% | #267 of 398 |
| 14Macomb, IL | 34 | 5 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −4.5% | #310 of 398 |
| 15Taylorville, IL | 29 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #334 of 398 |
| 16Freeport, IL | 27 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −3.0% | #347 of 398 |
| 17Centralia, IL | 23 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.4M | −3.4% | #366 of 398 |
| 18Lincoln, IL | 22 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #371 of 398 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 20 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #378 of 398 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −2.5% | |
| Mount Vernon, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −2.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 77 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +9.9% | #135 of 1,485 |
| 2Cook County, IL | 76 | 458 | 2.2 | $4.3M | −1.3% | #141 of 1,485 |
| 3Will County, IL | 75 | 71 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #176 of 1,485 |
| 4DuPage County, IL | 74 | 109 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #195 of 1,485 |
| 5DeKalb County, IL | 72 | 9 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #230 of 1,485 |
| 6Kane County, IL | 71 | 60 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #258 of 1,485 |
| 7St. Clair County, IL | 69 | 21 | 2.1 | $4.1M | −2.5% | #297 of 1,485 |
| 8McLean County, IL | 69 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #301 of 1,485 |
| 9Lake County, IL | 67 | 95 | 3.7 | $3M | +0.8% | #334 of 1,485 |
| 10Winnebago County, IL | 59 | 32 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −0.4% | #511 of 1,485 |
| 11Madison County, IL | 58 | 31 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −1.0% | #530 of 1,485 |
| 12Grundy County, IL | 57 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #556 of 1,485 |
| 13McHenry County, IL | 57 | 51 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #564 of 1,485 |
| 14Whiteside County, IL | 55 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #607 of 1,485 |
| 15Macon County, IL | 53 | 11 | 2.5 | $3M | −4.3% | #656 of 1,485 |
| 16Vermilion County, IL | 53 | 8 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | #657 of 1,485 |
| 17Ogle County, IL | 52 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #685 of 1,485 |
| 18Clinton County, IL | 51 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #709 of 1,485 |
| 19Kankakee County, IL | 50 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #745 of 1,485 |
| 20Rock Island County, IL | 50 | 22 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −1.7% | #747 of 1,485 |
| 21Bureau County, IL | 48 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −2.1% | #788 of 1,485 |
| 22Coles County, IL | 47 | 6 | 2.9 | $2.5M | −1.0% | #809 of 1,485 |
| 23Woodford County, IL | 47 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #816 of 1,485 |
| 24LaSalle County, IL | 46 | 15 | 3.3 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #840 of 1,485 |
| 25Peoria County, IL | 45 | 27 | 3.5 | $2.3M | −1.6% | #864 of 1,485 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Monroe County, IL | 43 | 7 | 5.1 | $2M | −0.3% | #914 of 1,485 |
| 27Livingston County, IL | 42 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #927 of 1,485 |
| 28Lee County, IL | 41 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #962 of 1,485 |
| 29Williamson County, IL | 40 | 11 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #975 of 1,485 |
| 30Effingham County, IL | 40 | 6 | 4.3 | $2M | −0.5% | #977 of 1,485 |
| 31Adams County, IL | 39 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,000 of 1,485 |
| 32Sangamon County, IL | 38 | 39 | 4.6 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #1,016 of 1,485 |
| 33Tazewell County, IL | 36 | 25 | 4.6 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #1,067 of 1,485 |
| 34Fulton County, IL | 35 | 5 | 3.6 | $2M | −2.0% | #1,089 of 1,485 |
| 35Champaign County, IL | 35 | 45 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #1,101 of 1,485 |
| 36Knox County, IL | 33 | 8 | 3.8 | $1.8M | −4.1% | #1,135 of 1,485 |
| 37Franklin County, IL | 29 | 6 | 3.7 | $1.9M | −2.1% | #1,221 of 1,485 |
| 38Morgan County, IL | 29 | 6 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,224 of 1,485 |
| 39McDonough County, IL | 29 | 5 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −4.5% | #1,225 of 1,485 |
| 40Jo Daviess County, IL | 25 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −2.2% | #1,310 of 1,485 |
| 41Christian County, IL | 22 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #1,343 of 1,485 |
| 42Stephenson County, IL | 22 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −3.0% | #1,344 of 1,485 |
| 43Montgomery County, IL | 21 | 6 | 5.3 | $1.4M | −0.6% | #1,372 of 1,485 |
| 44Marion County, IL | 20 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.4M | −3.4% | #1,380 of 1,485 |
| 45Moultrie County, IL | 18 | 5 | 8.6 | $927K | −0.8% | #1,404 of 1,485 |
| 46Jackson County, IL | 17 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #1,408 of 1,485 |
| 47Logan County, IL | 17 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.3M | −2.5% | #1,410 of 1,485 |
| 48Henry County, IL | 15 | 19 | 9.4 | $885K | −2.2% | #1,436 of 1,485 |
| 49Clark County, IL | 12 | 5 | 7.6 | $1M | −2.2% | #1,458 of 1,485 |
| 50Fayette County, IL | 11 | 5 | 6.4 | $1.2M | −3.2% | #1,463 of 1,485 |
| 51Edgar County, IL | 9 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.1M | −2.9% | #1,472 of 1,485 |
| 52Pike County, IL | 8 | 5 | 8.4 | $860K | −2.8% | #1,481 of 1,485 |
| Boone County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +0.4% | |
| Macoupin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | $4.8M | −2.6% | |
| Jefferson County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −2.3% | |
| Randolph County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $2.3M | −0.6% | |
| Iroquois County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $4.4M | −3.0% | |
| Saline County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 4.0 | $1.8M | −4.1% | |
| Jersey County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6.9M | −1.5% | |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $1.7M | −1.6% | |
| Perry County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $2.9M | −3.5% | |
| Douglas County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +0.5% | |
| Crawford County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6M | +0.1% | |
| Hancock County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $1.4M | −4.4% | |
| Union County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $1.3M | −3.7% | |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +0.6% | |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $6.4M | +0.6% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $1.3M | −3.6% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $1.2M | −1.6% | |
| Richland County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.3M | −3.7% | |
| Carroll County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.2M | −1.7% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $1.8M | −2.6% | |
| De Witt County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $1.7M | −2.1% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −9.7% | |
| Massac County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2M | −4.5% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.2M | −1.2% | |
| White County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $1.3M | −4.0% | |
| Ford County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.1M | −2.2% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $3M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −4.0% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.1M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 6.7 | $1.2M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $1.3M | −2.0% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $3.1M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $2.6M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 7.3 | $1M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $1.5M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $633K | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $2.1M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $1.8M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 veterinarians on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,504 veterinarians in Illinois. 282 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 1,159 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on pets?
About $4.7B a year, or $925 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,504 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Illinois has 3.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Illinois would have about 1,713, against 1,504 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,346 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for veterinarians?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Effingham area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 52 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 77 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 63 for veterinarians (upper middle), #12 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the veterinarians 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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