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Veterinarians in Jo Daviess County, IL

The veterinarians in Jo Daviess County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,310 of 1,485 scored counties
#40 of 52 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On pets · $837 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,594
−2.2% 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, Jo Daviess County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,310 of 1,485 scored counties and #40 of 52 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Jo Daviess County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in Jo Daviess County spend about $8.7M a year on pets, or $837 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 47% 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 Jo Daviess County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,598 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Jo Daviess County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJo Daviess CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.83.03.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$3.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,5984,3463,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$837$925$909
Median household income$73,993$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2563

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,594−2.2% since 2020
Households
10,391
Median age
50.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$73,993+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,031
Median home value
$209,900
Jobs located here
7,006
Daytime population
19,150Residents 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 Jo Daviess 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
40Jo Daviess County, IL2565.8$1.4M−2.2%#1,310 of 1,485

Other business types in Jo Daviess County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Jo Daviess County, IL?

There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Jo Daviess County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $837 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,391 households in Jo Daviess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jo Daviess County has 5.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Jo Daviess County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,598 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Jo Daviess County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Jo Daviess County at 21,594 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,391 households. The median household income in Jo Daviess County is $73,993 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Jo Daviess County scores 25 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,310 of 1,485 scored counties.

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