Pets · Small-town market · Illinois
Veterinarians in the Carbondale, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Carbondale, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #378 of 398 scored small-town markets
#19 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,501
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, the Carbondale area has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #378 of 398 scored small-town markets and #19 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on pets in the Carbondale area comes to about $15.6M a year: $682 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 veterinarians, that is $1.3M per clinic, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 12 veterinarians on map listings in the Carbondale area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Carbondale area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,869 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $253K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Carbondale area. Population estimates put the population change in the Carbondale area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carbondale 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 veterinarians 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 | Carbondale area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,869 | 4,346 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $925 | $909 |
| Median household income | $48,763 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $253K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Carbondale 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 Carbondale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,501−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,955
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 584 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $48,763
- Average household income
- $70,409
- Median home value
- $137,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,658
- Daytime population
- 57,693Residents 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 veterinarians, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Carbondale area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham, IL | 66 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #90 of 398 |
| 2Rochelle, IL | 65 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #92 of 398 |
| 3Sterling, IL | 65 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #93 of 398 |
| 4Danville, IL | 60 | 8 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −3.7% | #124 of 398 |
| 5Ottawa, IL | 59 | 21 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −1.6% | #129 of 398 |
| 6Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 56 | 6 | 2.9 | $2.5M | −1.0% | #150 of 398 |
| 7Pontiac, IL | 53 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #176 of 398 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 52 | 11 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #192 of 398 |
| 9Dixon, IL | 50 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #206 of 398 |
| 10Quincy, IL-MO | 49 | 13 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −2.0% | #212 of 398 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 20 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.3M | −1.5% | #378 of 398 |
Other business types in the Carbondale 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding33
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Carbondale, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 veterinarians in the Carbondale area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Carbondale, IL area spend on pets?
About $15.6M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in the Carbondale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carbondale, IL area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Carbondale area has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Carbondale area would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,869 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Carbondale, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Carbondale area at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in the Carbondale area is $48,763, 40% 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 Carbondale area scores 20 for veterinarians (low), #378 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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