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Pet businesses in the Monticello, IN area

How the Monticello, IN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #328 of 527 scored small-town markets
#19 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On pets · $767 a household
Spending per listing
$437K
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.6
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,164
+2.0% 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 the Monticello area spend about $7.9M a year on pets, or $767 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 pet businesses, that is $437K per business, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in the Monticello area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.6 per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Monticello area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Monticello area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Monticello area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #328 of 527 scored small-town markets and #19 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Monticello area compares

The same measures for Indiana 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.

Pet businesses in Monticello, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMonticello areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.610.910.4
Spending per listing$437K$759K$878K
Households per official establishment3,4182,0121,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$767$825$909
Median household income$67,303$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$955K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Monticello 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 Monticello area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,164+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,254
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$67,303
Average household income
$83,596
Median home value
$175,900
Jobs located here
8,813
Daytime population
21,324Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Indiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Monticello area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frankfort, IN70118.8$855K+0.4%#58 of 527
2Crawfordsville, IN701811.5$683K+2.7%#59 of 527
3Connersville, IN6555.3$1.4M+0.7%#91 of 527
4Greencastle, IN642014.1$579K+3.2%#106 of 527
5Angola, IN631611.4$717K+1.0%#112 of 527
6Logansport, IN60128.0$879K+0.1%#143 of 527
7Decatur, IN571612.9$591K+2.2%#184 of 527
8Richmond, IN552910.8$662K−0.5%#214 of 527
9Bedford, IN532814.6$522K+1.2%#243 of 527
10Seymour, IN522513.8$574K+1.9%#259 of 527
19Monticello, IN461817.6$437K+2.0%#328 of 527

Other business types in the Monticello area

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in the Monticello, IN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pet businesses in the Monticello area. None of them are chain locations. 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. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Monticello, IN area spend on pets?

About $7.9M a year, or $767 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $437K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,254 households in the Monticello area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Monticello, IN area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The Monticello area has 17.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $437K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Monticello area would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is the Monticello, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Monticello area at 25,164 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,254 households. Median household income in the Monticello area is $67,303, 17% 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 Monticello area scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #328 of 527 scored small-town markets.

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