3.2% Growth Shows Main Street Still Has Bright Spots

Main Street businesses are losing momentum, but planned and recurring services are still finding room to grow. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence Main Street Health Index, “ Why Main Street Is Splitting: The Data Behind Small Business Winners and Losers ,” found that Main Street growth slowed to less than 1% between September 2024 and September 2025 and now trails businesses in the United States overall for the first time in recent memory. Main Street employment slipped slightly, weighed down by res