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Pet stores in McDonough County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in McDonough County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #969 of 974 scored counties
#25 of 25 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On pets · $698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,916
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, McDonough County has a Groundwork market score of 5 (very low): #969 of 974 scored counties and #25 of 25 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in McDonough County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in McDonough County spend about $8.3M a year on pets, or $698 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $1.7M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. 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 McDonough County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show McDonough County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McDonough 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.
| Measure | McDonough County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,723 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $698 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,795 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 52 |
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
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,916−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,856
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,521
- Median home value
- $107,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,784
- Daytime population
- 25,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pet stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with McDonough County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Champaign County, IL | 74 | 6 | 0.7 | $11.4M | +1.8% | #108 of 974 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 70 | 8 | 1.8 | $6M | +9.9% | #163 of 974 |
| 3Cook County, IL | 67 | 319 | 1.5 | $6.2M | −1.3% | #206 of 974 |
| 4Madison County, IL | 67 | 17 | 1.5 | $5.6M | −1.0% | #209 of 974 |
| 5Peoria County, IL | 66 | 10 | 1.3 | $6.3M | −1.6% | #222 of 974 |
| 6St. Clair County, IL | 65 | 12 | 1.2 | $7.1M | −2.5% | #230 of 974 |
| 7Will County, IL | 64 | 55 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +2.2% | #252 of 974 |
| 8Tazewell County, IL | 53 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | −0.9% | #429 of 974 |
| 9Rock Island County, IL | 51 | 9 | 1.5 | $5.4M | −1.7% | #452 of 974 |
| 10DuPage County, IL | 51 | 92 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +0.3% | #459 of 974 |
| 25McDonough County, IL | 5 | 5 | 4.2 | $1.7M | −4.5% | #969 of 974 |
Other business types in McDonough 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores5
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in McDonough County, IL?
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in McDonough County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in McDonough County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McDonough County, IL spend on pets?
About $8.3M a year, or $698 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDonough County, IL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
McDonough County has 4.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.7M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, McDonough County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County scores 5 for pet stores (very low), #969 of 974 scored counties.
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