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Veterinarians in Kendall County, IL

How Kendall 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 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #135 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 52 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
15
6 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.3M
On pets · $1,065 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,470
+9.9% 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, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #135 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 52 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.

Households in Kendall County spend about $48.3M a year on pets, or $1,065 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per clinic, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 15 veterinarians on map listings in Kendall County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 40%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Kendall County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,241 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kendall County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kendall 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 Kendall County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKendall CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.03.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,2414,3463,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,065$925$909
Median household income$111,601$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
255
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Kendall 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 Kendall County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,470+9.9% since 2020
Households
45,372
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
430
Median household income
$111,601+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,379
Median home value
$322,400
Jobs located here
30,568
Daytime population
86,410Residents 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 Kendall 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

Other business types in Kendall County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Kendall County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 veterinarians in Kendall County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

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

About $48.3M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,372 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kendall County has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kendall County would have about 18, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,241 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Kendall County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Kendall County at 145,470 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,372 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $111,601, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Kendall County scores 77 for veterinarians (high), #135 of 1,485 scored counties.

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