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Veterinarians in Scott County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Scott County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #820 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 37 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.1M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Scott County comes to about $64.1M a year: $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Scott County has 30 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Scott County was 24 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,047 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Scott County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #820 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 37 scored counties in Iowa.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,047 | 2,741 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 24+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents 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 Scott 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 |
Other business types in Scott 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Scott County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 veterinarians in Scott County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on pets?
About $64.1M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Scott County has 4.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Scott County would have about 24, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,047 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 47 for veterinarians (lower middle), #820 of 1,485 scored counties.
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