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Veterinarians in Gilchrist County, FL
The veterinarians in Gilchrist County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,173 of 1,485 scored counties
#46 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On pets · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,488
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Gilchrist County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,173 of 1,485 scored counties and #46 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $817 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Gilchrist County spend about $5.8M a year on pets. Spread across 5 veterinarians, that is $1.2M per clinic, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Gilchrist County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Gilchrist County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,192 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $621K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Gilchrist County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gilchrist County grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gilchrist County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Gilchrist County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,192 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $817 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,523 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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
- 1
- Amount
- $621K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,488+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,151
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $63,523+45.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,884
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,574
- Daytime population
- 15,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Lucie County, FL | 88 | 33 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +21.4% | #25 of 1,485 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 88 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +11.7% | #26 of 1,485 |
| 3Osceola County, FL | 84 | 35 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +23.2% | #52 of 1,485 |
| 4Walton County, FL | 81 | 11 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +22.9% | #77 of 1,485 |
| 5Polk County, FL | 81 | 78 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +19.8% | #78 of 1,485 |
| 6Sumter County, FL | 80 | 19 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +21.1% | #93 of 1,485 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 79 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +21.0% | #109 of 1,485 |
| 8Bay County, FL | 79 | 26 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +17.2% | #112 of 1,485 |
| 9Collier County, FL | 79 | 65 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +10.6% | #113 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, FL | 76 | 183 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +6.7% | #158 of 1,485 |
| 46Gilchrist County, FL | 32 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.2M | +14.5% | #1,173 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Gilchrist 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians32
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Gilchrist County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in Gilchrist County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Gilchrist County, FL spend on pets?
About $5.8M a year, or $817 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,151 households in Gilchrist County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilchrist County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Gilchrist County has 7.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Gilchrist County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,192 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Gilchrist County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gilchrist County at 20,488 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,151 households. Median household income in Gilchrist County is $63,523, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.6%, 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. Gilchrist County scores 32 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,173 of 1,485 scored counties.
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