Pets · Small-town market · Illinois
Pet stores in the Marion-Herrin, IL area
How the Marion-Herrin, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 220 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,225
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in the Marion-Herrin area. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
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 $2.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Marion-Herrin area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 9,661 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Marion-Herrin area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Marion-Herrin area is 51 (upper middle), #105 of 220 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
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 stores 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 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,661 | 13,723 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −1.6% |
| 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 | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $305K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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 and pet supplies 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 stores, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Quincy, IL-MO | 61 | 5 | 1.6 | $4.8M | −2.0% | #57 of 220 |
| 2Ottawa, IL | 58 | 17 | 2.7 | $3M | −1.6% | #71 of 220 |
| 3Marion-Herrin, IL | 51 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +0.2% | #105 of 220 |
| 4Danville, IL | 50 | 5 | 1.7 | $4.3M | −3.7% | #108 of 220 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 31 | 5 | 2.5 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #181 of 220 |
| 5Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 24 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #198 of 220 |
| 6Macomb, IL | 9 | 5 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −4.5% | #216 of 220 |
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 stores are in the Marion-Herrin, IL area?
The Marion-Herrin area has 8 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
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 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. 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 stores?
The Marion-Herrin area has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.8M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Marion-Herrin area would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,661 households, against one for every 13,024 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 51 for pet stores (upper middle), #105 of 220 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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