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Veterinarians in Hernando County, FL
How Hernando County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #802 of 1,485 scored counties
#38 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 43
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,701
- +13.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 veterinarians in Hernando County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 14%, 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.
Household spending on pets in Hernando County comes to about $67.2M a year: $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 43 veterinarians, that is $1.6M per clinic, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Hernando County was 25 in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,299 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Hernando County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hernando County grew 13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hernando County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #802 of 1,485 scored counties and #38 of 51 scored counties in Florida.
How Hernando 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 | Hernando County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,299 | 3,386 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,058 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 25+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 436 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Hernando 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 Hernando County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,701+13.3% since 2020
- Households
- 82,475
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 473 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,501
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,235
- Daytime population
- 179,810Residents 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 |
| 38Hernando County, FL | 48 | 43 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +13.3% | #802 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Hernando 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Hernando County, FL?
Hernando County has 43 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on pets?
About $67.2M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Hernando County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hernando County would have about 25, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,299 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hernando County scores 48 for veterinarians (lower middle), #802 of 1,485 scored counties.
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