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Pet businesses in Macon County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Macon County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,083 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 83 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33M
- On pets · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $846K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,300
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 pet businesses in Macon County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Macon County comes to about $33M a year: $759 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $846K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Macon County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,288 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $139K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Macon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Macon County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,083 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 83 scored counties in Illinois.
How Macon 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 pet businesses 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 | Macon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $846K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,288 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $759 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,666 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $139K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,300−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 43,468
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Jobs located here
- 43,992
- Daytime population
- 103,405Residents 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 pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Macon County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 72 | 1,508 | 7.2 | $1.3M | −1.3% | #214 of 2,200 |
| 2Boone County, IL | 72 | 17 | 8.7 | $1M | +0.4% | #221 of 2,200 |
| 3Will County, IL | 66 | 272 | 11.1 | $957K | +2.2% | #426 of 2,200 |
| 4St. Clair County, IL | 65 | 74 | 7.3 | $1.2M | −2.5% | #457 of 2,200 |
| 5Kendall County, IL | 65 | 59 | 13.0 | $819K | +9.9% | #480 of 2,200 |
| 6Kane County, IL | 64 | 213 | 11.5 | $901K | +1.8% | #504 of 2,200 |
| 7DuPage County, IL | 63 | 392 | 11.2 | $989K | +0.3% | #537 of 2,200 |
| 8Piatt County, IL | 63 | 8 | 11.6 | $803K | +0.6% | #555 of 2,200 |
| 9Ogle County, IL | 60 | 20 | 9.6 | $891K | −0.7% | #653 of 2,200 |
| 10Jersey County, IL | 59 | 8 | 10.0 | $863K | −1.5% | #690 of 2,200 |
| 23Macon County, IL | 50 | 39 | 9.0 | $846K | −4.3% | #1,083 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Macon 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Macon County, IL?
There are 39 pet businesses on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Macon County, IL spend on pets?
About $33M a year, or $759 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $846K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Macon County has 9.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $846K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Macon County would have about 38, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,288 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Macon County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,083 of 2,200 scored counties.
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