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Veterinarians in Edgar County, IL
How Edgar County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,472 of 1,485 scored counties
#51 of 52 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.5M
- On pets · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,323
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Edgar County is 9 (very low), #1,472 of 1,485 scored counties and #51 of 52 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in Edgar County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Edgar County spend about $5.5M a year on pets, or $724 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per clinic, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Edgar County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Edgar County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Edgar 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 | Edgar County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,346 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $724 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,941 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 63 |
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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Edgar 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 Edgar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,323−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,567
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 623 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $59,941+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,577
- Median home value
- $97,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,282
- Daytime population
- 16,315Residents 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 Edgar 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 |
| 51Edgar County, IL | 9 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.1M | −2.9% | #1,472 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Edgar 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians9
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Edgar County, IL?
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Edgar County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Edgar County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Edgar County, IL spend on pets?
About $5.5M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,567 households in Edgar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Edgar County, IL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Edgar County has 6.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Edgar County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Edgar County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Edgar County at 16,323 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,567 households. The median household income in Edgar County is $59,941 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.7% 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. Edgar County scores 9 for veterinarians (very low), #1,472 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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