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Veterinarians in Kings County, CA
The veterinarians in Kings County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #119 of 1,485 scored counties
#13 of 46 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.5M
- On pets · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 154,327
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Kings County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #119 of 1,485 scored counties and #13 of 46 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Households in Kings County spend about $39.5M a year on pets, or $896 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Kings County has 10 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Kings County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 6,293 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Kings County. Population estimates put the population change in Kings County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kings County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Kings County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,293 | 3,908 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $896 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,995 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Kings 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 Kings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 154,327+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,052
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,359
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 45,618
- Daytime population
- 145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 92 | 6 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +8.6% | #5 of 1,485 |
| 2Riverside County, CA | 88 | 206 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +5.0% | #21 of 1,485 |
| 3Merced County, CA | 85 | 19 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #42 of 1,485 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 84 | 62 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +5.5% | #49 of 1,485 |
| 5Fresno County, CA | 83 | 76 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #54 of 1,485 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 82 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.8M | +7.4% | #60 of 1,485 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 81 | 33 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +2.4% | #73 of 1,485 |
| 8San Francisco County, CA | 80 | 54 | 1.5 | $9.3M | −5.6% | #82 of 1,485 |
| 9Santa Clara County, CA | 80 | 178 | 2.7 | $5.5M | −0.9% | #84 of 1,485 |
| 10Kern County, CA | 80 | 68 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #89 of 1,485 |
| 13Kings County, CA | 78 | 10 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #119 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Kings 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 businesses79
- Veterinarians78
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kings County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in Kings County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Kings County, CA spend on pets?
About $39.5M a year, or $896 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,052 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kings County, CA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kings County has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.9M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kings County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,293 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Kings County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kings County at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in Kings County is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kings County scores 78 for veterinarians (high), #119 of 1,485 scored counties.
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