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Veterinarians in Ripley County, IN
How Ripley County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On pets · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,434
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ripley County spend about $9.1M a year on pets, or $788 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Ripley County has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Ripley County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Ripley County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Ripley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ripley County 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 | Ripley County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,036 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $788 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,573 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,434+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,531
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 446 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $70,573+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,934
- Median home value
- $222,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,343
- Daytime population
- 26,139Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hendricks County, IN | 81 | 20 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +10.2% | #76 of 1,485 |
| 2Allen County, IN | 79 | 32 | 2.0 | $4M | +4.2% | #101 of 1,485 |
| 3Lake County, IN | 74 | 43 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +1.1% | #194 of 1,485 |
| 4Bartholomew County, IN | 74 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #205 of 1,485 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 72 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #242 of 1,485 |
| 6Clark County, IN | 72 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +7.5% | #246 of 1,485 |
| 7Monroe County, IN | 69 | 11 | 1.9 | $4.3M | +1.9% | #296 of 1,485 |
| 8Marion County, IN | 65 | 118 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #381 of 1,485 |
| 9Warrick County, IN | 65 | 10 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #389 of 1,485 |
| 10Hancock County, IN | 65 | 14 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +13.5% | #390 of 1,485 |
| Ripley County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +1.6% |
Other business types in Ripley 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
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding25
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Ripley County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Ripley County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Ripley County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ripley County, IN spend on pets?
About $9.1M a year, or $788 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,531 households in Ripley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ripley County, IN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Ripley County has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Ripley County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Ripley County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Ripley County at 29,434 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,531 households. Median household income in Ripley County is $70,573, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Ripley County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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