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Veterinarians in Henry County, IA

The veterinarians in Henry 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
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On pets · $771 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,349
−5.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Henry County. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $771 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $5.9M a year on pets. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Henry County in 2023. That is one for every 1,092 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Henry County declined 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Henry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Henry 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 Henry County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.63.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment1,0922,7413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$771$843$909
Median household income$67,436$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
36
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
2The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,349−5.4% since 2020
Households
7,644
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$67,436+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,722
Median home value
$164,300
Jobs located here
8,724
Daytime population
19,734Residents 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 Henry 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
Henry County, IANot scored45.2$1.5M−5.4%

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Henry County, IA?

There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 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 Henry County, IA spend on pets?

About $5.9M 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 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,644 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Henry County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,092 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 19,349 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,644 households. The median household income in Henry County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Henry 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Henry County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Henry County

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