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Pet stores in Mason County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Mason County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On pets · $738 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,411
−4.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in Mason County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Mason County comes to about $4.3M a year: $738 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Mason County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Mason County declined 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet store on map listings, Mason County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mason 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 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.

Pet stores in Mason County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.82.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$5M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,72313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$738$925$909
Median household income$62,845$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,411−4.9% since 2020
Households
5,781
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$62,845+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,083
Median home value
$103,400
Jobs located here
2,660
Daytime population
11,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Mason County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign County, IL7460.7$11.4M+1.8%#108 of 974
2Kendall County, IL7081.8$6M+9.9%#163 of 974
3Cook County, IL673191.5$6.2M−1.3%#206 of 974
4Madison County, IL67171.5$5.6M−1.0%#209 of 974
5Peoria County, IL66101.3$6.3M−1.6%#222 of 974
6St. Clair County, IL65121.2$7.1M−2.5%#230 of 974
7Will County, IL64552.3$4.7M+2.2%#252 of 974
8Tazewell County, IL53122.2$3.9M−0.9%#429 of 974
9Rock Island County, IL5191.5$5.4M−1.7%#452 of 974
10DuPage County, IL51922.6$4.2M+0.3%#459 of 974
Mason County, ILNot scored11.7$4.3M−4.9%

Other business types in Mason County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Mason County, IL?

Mason County has 1 pet store on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Mason County, IL spend on pets?

About $4.3M a year, or $738 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,781 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mason County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Mason County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Mason County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 12,411 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,781 households. Median household income in Mason County is $62,845, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Mason County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mason County. It maps the pet stores 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 stores · All 56 business types in Mason County

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