Pets · Small-town market · Illinois
Pet businesses in the Marion-Herrin, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Marion-Herrin, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #437 of 527 scored small-town markets
#15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 44
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $515K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,225
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, the Marion-Herrin area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #437 of 527 scored small-town markets and #15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $782 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Marion-Herrin area spend about $22.7M a year on pets. That is about $515K of household spending for each business on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 44 pet businesses on map listings in the Marion-Herrin area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Marion-Herrin area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $873K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Marion-Herrin area. Population estimates show the Marion-Herrin area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Marion-Herrin area 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 | Marion-Herrin area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $515K | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,705 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $782 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,604 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 443 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $873K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Marion-Herrin area, 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 the Marion-Herrin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,225+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,983
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $65,604
- Average household income
- $85,846
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,604
- Daytime population
- 68,042Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Marion-Herrin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 64 | 20 | 9.6 | $891K | −0.7% | #102 of 527 |
| 2Sterling, IL | 62 | 24 | 10.4 | $740K | −2.6% | #129 of 527 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 61 | 15 | 11.2 | $719K | −3.4% | #136 of 527 |
| 4Canton, IL | 57 | 13 | 9.4 | $781K | −2.0% | #171 of 527 |
| 5Effingham, IL | 53 | 20 | 11.0 | $764K | −0.9% | #234 of 527 |
| 6Danville, IL | 53 | 31 | 10.3 | $697K | −3.7% | #236 of 527 |
| 7Quincy, IL-MO | 51 | 36 | 11.6 | $661K | −2.0% | #271 of 527 |
| 8Lincoln, IL | 50 | 12 | 10.7 | $732K | −2.5% | #277 of 527 |
| 9Taylorville, IL | 46 | 15 | 11.0 | $678K | −1.5% | #322 of 527 |
| 10Jacksonville, IL | 45 | 21 | 13.9 | $556K | −3.1% | #337 of 527 |
| 15Marion-Herrin, IL | 34 | 44 | 15.2 | $515K | +0.2% | #437 of 527 |
Other business types in the Marion-Herrin area
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 businesses34
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Marion-Herrin, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 pet businesses in the Marion-Herrin area. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Marion-Herrin, IL area spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $515K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,983 households in the Marion-Herrin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marion-Herrin, IL area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Marion-Herrin area has 15.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $515K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Marion-Herrin area would have about 26, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Marion-Herrin, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Marion-Herrin area at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. Median household income in the Marion-Herrin area is $65,604, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Marion-Herrin area scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #437 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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