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Veterinarians in Grundy County, IL
How Grundy 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #556 of 1,485 scored counties
#12 of 52 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On pets · $949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,052
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 veterinarians in Grundy County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $949 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $19.5M a year on pets. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 3% above 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 Grundy County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,060 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Grundy County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Grundy County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #556 of 1,485 scored counties and #12 of 52 scored counties in Illinois.
How Grundy 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 | Grundy County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,060 | 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 | $949 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,235 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,052+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,595
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $92,235+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,828
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,659
- Daytime population
- 48,130Residents 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 Grundy 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 |
| 12Grundy County, IL | 57 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #556 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Grundy 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
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Grundy County, IL?
There are 7 veterinarians on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Grundy County, IL spend on pets?
About $19.5M a year, or $949 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,595 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Grundy County has 3.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,060 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Grundy County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 54,052 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,595 households. The median household income in Grundy County is $92,235 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.2% 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. Grundy County scores 57 for veterinarians (upper middle), #556 of 1,485 scored counties.
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