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Veterinarians in Kauai County, HI
The veterinarians in Kauai County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #59 of 1,485 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On pets · $1,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Kauai County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #59 of 1,485 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in Kauai County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $1,100 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Kauai County spend about $26M a year on pets. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 91% above 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 Kauai County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,908 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kauai County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kauai County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kauai County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $4.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,908 | 5,130 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,100 | $1,140 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $511K
- 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
- 10The 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 Kauai 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 Kauai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kauai County, HI | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +0.3% | #59 of 1,485 |
| 2Honolulu County, HI | 78 | 81 | 2.4 | $4.9M | −2.3% | #114 of 1,485 |
| 3Hawaii County, HI | 77 | 19 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +4.6% | #128 of 1,485 |
| 4Maui County, HI | 71 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.9M | −2.5% | #251 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Kauai 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 businesses85
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kauai County, HI?
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Kauai County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on pets?
About $26M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kauai County has 2.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5.2M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kauai County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,908 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai County scores 82 for veterinarians (high), #59 of 1,485 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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