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Veterinarians in Mitchell County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Mitchell County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.8M
- On pets · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 97% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,650
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 veterinarians in Mitchell County. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Mitchell County comes to about $3.8M a year: $822 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Mitchell County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,532 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Mitchell County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Mitchell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mitchell 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.
| Measure | Mitchell County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,532 | 2,741 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $822 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,365 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,650+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,597
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 469 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $71,365+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,151
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,761
- Daytime population
- 9,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Mitchell County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 85 | 14 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +17.8% | #45 of 1,485 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 76 | 19 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +4.6% | #155 of 1,485 |
| 3Woodbury County, IA | 68 | 8 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #310 of 1,485 |
| 4Polk County, IA | 66 | 71 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #360 of 1,485 |
| 5Warren County, IA | 62 | 8 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +9.0% | #459 of 1,485 |
| 6Pottawattamie County, IA | 61 | 12 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #472 of 1,485 |
| 7Black Hawk County, IA | 53 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #659 of 1,485 |
| 8Linn County, IA | 52 | 40 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +0.7% | #697 of 1,485 |
| 9Muscatine County, IA | 47 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.7M | −3.0% | #803 of 1,485 |
| 10Scott County, IA | 47 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #820 of 1,485 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.3M | +0.6% |
Other business types in Mitchell 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Mitchell County, IA?
Mitchell County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Mitchell County, IA spend on pets?
About $3.8M a year, or $822 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,597 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, IA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Mitchell County has 6.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,532 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Mitchell County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 10,650 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,597 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $71,365 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Mitchell County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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