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Veterinarians in Jackson County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Jackson County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,408 of 1,485 scored counties
#46 of 52 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On pets · $682 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For veterinarians, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #1,408 of 1,485 scored counties and #46 of 52 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Jackson County spend about $15.6M a year on pets, or $682 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Jackson County has 12 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,869 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $253K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jackson County. Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jackson 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.

Veterinarians in Jackson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.23.03.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$3.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,8694,3463,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$682$925$909
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$253K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL77153.3$3.2M+9.9%#135 of 1,485
2Cook County, IL764582.2$4.3M−1.3%#141 of 1,485
3Will County, IL75712.9$3.7M+2.2%#176 of 1,485
4DuPage County, IL741093.1$3.6M+0.3%#195 of 1,485
5DeKalb County, IL7292.3$3.7M+1.5%#230 of 1,485
6Kane County, IL71603.2$3.2M+1.8%#258 of 1,485
7St. Clair County, IL69212.1$4.1M−2.5%#297 of 1,485
8McLean County, IL69192.7$3.3M+0.1%#301 of 1,485
9Lake County, IL67953.7$3M+0.8%#334 of 1,485
10Winnebago County, IL59322.8$2.8M−0.4%#511 of 1,485
46Jackson County, IL17125.2$1.3M−1.5%#1,408 of 1,485

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Jackson County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 veterinarians in Jackson County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Jackson County, IL spend on pets?

About $15.6M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, IL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Jackson County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Jackson County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,869 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Jackson County scores 17 for veterinarians (low), #1,408 of 1,485 scored counties.

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