Pets · County · Illinois
Pet businesses in Menard County, IL
How Menard County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On pets · $837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,863
- −3.3% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Menard County
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Menard County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on pets in Menard County comes to about $4.4M a year: $837 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Menard County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Menard County in 2023. That is one for every 1,743 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Menard County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Menard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Menard 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 | Menard County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $935K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,743 | 1,977 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $837 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,176 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Menard 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 Menard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,863−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,228
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 314 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $82,176+10.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,054
- Median home value
- $185,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,818
- Daytime population
- 8,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Menard County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Menard County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet businesses across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Menard 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 |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $1.1M | −3.3% |
Other business types in Menard 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Menard County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Menard County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Menard County, IL spend on pets?
About $4.4M 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 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,228 households in Menard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Menard County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Menard County has 7.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Menard County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,743 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Menard County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Menard County at 11,863 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,228 households. Median household income in Menard County is $82,176, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.0%, 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. Menard County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Menard County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Menard County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Menard County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Menard County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.