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Veterinarians in Guthrie County, IA

The veterinarians in Guthrie County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On pets · $857 a household
Spending per listing
$985K
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,782
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $857 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Guthrie County spend about $3.9M a year on pets. That works out to $985K per clinic, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in Guthrie County as of September 2026. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Guthrie County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,533 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Guthrie County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Guthrie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Guthrie County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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.

Veterinarians in Guthrie County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGuthrie CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.74.63.3
Spending per listing$985K$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment1,5332,7413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$857$843$909
Median household income$77,711$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Guthrie 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 Guthrie County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,782+1.6% since 2020
Households
4,600
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
591 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$77,711+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,744
Median home value
$180,100
Jobs located here
3,087
Daytime population
9,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Guthrie County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA85143.3$3.2M+17.8%#45 of 1,485
2Johnson County, IA76193.0$2.9M+4.6%#155 of 1,485
3Woodbury County, IA6882.0$4.1M+0.7%#310 of 1,485
4Polk County, IA66713.5$2.6M+4.8%#360 of 1,485
5Warren County, IA6283.9$2.5M+9.0%#459 of 1,485
6Pottawattamie County, IA61123.2$2.6M−0.7%#472 of 1,485
7Black Hawk County, IA53173.1$2.5M+0.4%#659 of 1,485
8Linn County, IA52404.2$2.1M+0.7%#697 of 1,485
9Muscatine County, IA4752.9$2.7M−3.0%#803 of 1,485
10Scott County, IA47304.1$2.1M+0.4%#820 of 1,485
Guthrie County, IANot scored48.7$985K+1.6%

Other business types in Guthrie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Guthrie County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 veterinarians in Guthrie County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Guthrie County, IA spend on pets?

About $3.9M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $985K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,600 households in Guthrie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guthrie County, IA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Guthrie County has 8.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $985K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Guthrie County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Guthrie County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Guthrie County at 10,782 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,600 households. Median household income in Guthrie County is $77,711, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Guthrie 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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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Guthrie County

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