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Veterinarians in Clarke County, GA
The veterinarians in Clarke County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,251 of 1,485 scored counties
#62 of 63 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,921
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Clarke County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,251 of 1,485 scored counties and #62 of 63 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Clarke County comes to about $42M a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Clarke County has 28 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 14%, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Clarke County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,723 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Clarke County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clarke County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Clarke County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,723 | 3,899 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $936 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,625 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,921+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 54,454
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,086
- Median household income
- $53,625+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,676
- Median home value
- $298,900
- Jobs located here
- 71,696
- Daytime population
- 151,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Clarke County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 94 | 13 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +12.7% | #3 of 1,485 |
| 2Henry County, GA | 90 | 19 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +9.5% | #12 of 1,485 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 86 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +7.9% | #36 of 1,485 |
| 4Douglas County, GA | 84 | 10 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +6.6% | #48 of 1,485 |
| 5Harris County, GA | 81 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.8% | #79 of 1,485 |
| 6Effingham County, GA | 81 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +14.1% | #80 of 1,485 |
| 7Bartow County, GA | 81 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +10.5% | #81 of 1,485 |
| 8Newton County, GA | 79 | 10 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +11.2% | #103 of 1,485 |
| 9Gwinnett County, GA | 79 | 103 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +6.2% | #105 of 1,485 |
| 10Houston County, GA | 79 | 20 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #108 of 1,485 |
| 62Clarke County, GA | 28 | 28 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #1,251 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Clarke County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 veterinarians in Clarke County. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Clarke County, GA spend on pets?
About $42M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,454 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, GA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Clarke County has 5.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clarke County would have about 15, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,723 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 129,921 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,454 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $53,625, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Clarke County scores 28 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,251 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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