Pets · Small-town market · Iowa
Veterinarians in the Spencer, IA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Spencer, IA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.6M
- On pets · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 16,202
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 veterinarians in the Spencer area. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on pets in the Spencer area comes to about $5.6M a year: $770 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 veterinarians, that is $2.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Spencer area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Spencer area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, the Spencer area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Spencer 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.
| Measure | Spencer area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,741 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $770 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,428 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 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 the Spencer 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 Spencer area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,202−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,282
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 567 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $65,428+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,614
- Median home value
- $178,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,325
- Daytime population
- 16,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Spencer area?
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Spencer area marked.
Top small-town markets in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muscatine, IA | 57 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.7M | −3.0% | #143 of 398 |
| 2Mason City, IA | 49 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #208 of 398 |
| 3Fort Dodge, IA | 46 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #235 of 398 |
| 4Clinton, IA | 41 | 8 | 4.1 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #257 of 398 |
| 5Pella, IA | 38 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #286 of 398 |
| 6Marshalltown, IA | 36 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #300 of 398 |
| 7Carroll, IA | 23 | 6 | 6.8 | $1.2M | −2.0% | #369 of 398 |
| 8Ottumwa, IA | 21 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #377 of 398 |
| 9Fort Madison, IA | 18 | 9 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −3.6% | #385 of 398 |
| Spencer, IA | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −0.8% |
Other business types in the Spencer area
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 businesses43
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Spencer, IA area?
There are 2 veterinarians on map listings in the Spencer area as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in the Spencer area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Spencer, IA area spend on pets?
About $5.6M a year, or $770 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,282 households in the Spencer area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spencer, IA area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Spencer area has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is the Spencer, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Spencer area at 16,202 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,282 households. The median household income in the Spencer area is $65,428 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. 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 Spencer area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Spencer area. 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.
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