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Veterinarians in Adams County, IL
The veterinarians in Adams County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,000 of 1,485 scored counties
#31 of 52 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.5M
- On pets · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,267
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 veterinarians in Adams County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Adams County spend about $21.5M a year on pets, or $770 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 veterinarians, that is $1.8M per clinic, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Adams County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,653 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,000 of 1,485 scored counties and #31 of 52 scored counties in Illinois.
How Adams 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 veterinarians 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 | Adams County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,653 | 4,346 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $770 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,220 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 veterinary services in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,267−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,915
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 855 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $66,220+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,695
- Median home value
- $162,600
- Jobs located here
- 32,288
- Daytime population
- 63,828Residents 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 veterinarians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 31Adams County, IL | 39 | 12 | 4.3 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,000 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Adams 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Adams County, IL?
There are 12 veterinarians on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Adams County, IL spend on pets?
About $21.5M a year, or $770 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,915 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, IL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Adams County has 4.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Adams County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,653 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 64,267 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,915 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,220 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 39 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,000 of 1,485 scored counties.
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