Pets · Small-town market · Indiana
Veterinarians in the Marion, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Marion, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #145 of 398 scored small-town markets
#10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,524
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $682 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Marion area spend about $18.3M a year on pets. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $2.6M per clinic, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 7 veterinarians on map listings in the Marion area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Marion area in 2023. That is one for every 3,825 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Marion area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For veterinarians, the Marion area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #145 of 398 scored small-town markets and #10 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Marion area compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Marion area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,825 | 4,036 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,522 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Marion area, 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 the Marion area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,5240.0% since 2020
- Households
- 26,773
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $53,522+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,971
- Median home value
- $122,300
- Jobs located here
- 28,051
- Daytime population
- 67,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seymour, IN | 72 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #47 of 398 |
| 2Crawfordsville, IN | 72 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #48 of 398 |
| 3Greencastle, IN | 70 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #64 of 398 |
| 4Bedford, IN | 69 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #71 of 398 |
| 5Auburn, IN | 67 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #80 of 398 |
| 6Kendallville, IN | 64 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +1.0% | #96 of 398 |
| 7Angola, IN | 64 | 6 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +1.0% | #101 of 398 |
| 8Richmond, IN | 63 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.7M | −0.5% | #102 of 398 |
| 9Huntington, IN | 61 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #121 of 398 |
| 10Marion, IN | 57 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #145 of 398 |
Other business types in the Marion area
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 businesses51
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Marion, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in the Marion area. One of them (14%) 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 the Marion, IN area spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,773 households in the Marion area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Marion, IN area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Marion area has 2.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,825 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Marion, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Marion area at 66,524 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,773 households. Median household income in the Marion area is $53,522, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Marion area scores 57 for veterinarians (upper middle), #145 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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