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Veterinarians in LaSalle County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #840 of 1,485 scored counties
#24 of 52 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On pets · $822 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,773
−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

Households in LaSalle County spend about $37.3M a year on pets, or $822 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 veterinarians, that is $2.5M per clinic, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

LaSalle County has 15 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in LaSalle County in 2023. That is one for every 3,241 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaSalle County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in LaSalle County is 46 (lower middle), #840 of 1,485 scored counties and #24 of 52 scored counties in Illinois.

How LaSalle 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 LaSalle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLaSalle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.03.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,2414,3463,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$822$925$909
Median household income$73,045$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,773−1.5% since 2020
Households
45,373
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,009
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
39,709
Daytime population
97,993Residents 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 LaSalle 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
24LaSalle County, IL46153.3$2.5M−1.5%#840 of 1,485

Other business types in LaSalle County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in LaSalle County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 veterinarians in LaSalle County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. 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 LaSalle County, IL spend on pets?

About $37.3M a year, or $822 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaSalle County has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 14, 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 LaSalle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 46 for veterinarians (lower middle), #840 of 1,485 scored counties.

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