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Pets · Small-town market · Iowa

Veterinarians in the Le Mars, IA area

The veterinarians in the Le Mars, IA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On pets · $872 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,697
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 veterinarians in the Le Mars area. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in the Le Mars area comes to about $9M a year: $872 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 17% below 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 the Le Mars area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,578 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

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

How the Le Mars area 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 Le Mars, IA area compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureLe Mars areaIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.94.63.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,5782,7413,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$872$843$909
Median household income$83,251$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
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 the Le Mars 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 Le Mars area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,6970.0% since 2020
Households
10,313
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$83,251
Average household income
$101,116
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
12,334
Daytime population
23,763Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Iowa

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Le Mars area marked.

Top small-town markets in Iowa

Small-town markets in Iowa ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muscatine, IA5752.9$2.7M−3.0%#143 of 398
2Mason City, IA4983.5$2.3M−1.5%#208 of 398
3Fort Dodge, IA4674.6$1.7M−0.4%#235 of 398
4Clinton, IA4184.1$1.9M−0.9%#257 of 398
5Pella, IA3896.8$1.3M+2.3%#286 of 398
6Marshalltown, IA3685.2$1.5M−0.5%#300 of 398
7Carroll, IA2366.8$1.2M−2.0%#369 of 398
8Ottumwa, IA2196.4$1.2M−0.3%#377 of 398
9Fort Madison, IA1896.3$1.2M−3.6%#385 of 398
Le Mars, IANot scored43.9$2.2M0.0%

Other business types in the Le Mars area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Le Mars, IA area?

The Le Mars area has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Le Mars, IA area spend on pets?

About $9M a year, or $872 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,313 households in the Le Mars area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Le Mars, IA area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Le Mars area has 3.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Le Mars area would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,578 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Le Mars, IA area growing?

Population estimates put the Le Mars area at 25,697 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,313 households. The median household income in the Le Mars area is $83,251 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Le Mars area 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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