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Veterinarians in Wapello County, IA
How Wapello County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,413 of 1,485 scored counties
#29 of 37 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.5M
- On pets · $750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,210
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Wapello County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,413 of 1,485 scored counties and #29 of 37 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 veterinarians in Wapello County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $750 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Wapello County spend about $10.5M a year on pets. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. 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 Wapello County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Wapello County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wapello 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 | Wapello County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | −0.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $750 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,766 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Wapello 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 Wapello County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,210−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,997
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $64,766+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,469
- Median home value
- $125,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,175
- Daytime population
- 34,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 29Wapello County, IA | 17 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #1,413 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Wapello 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians17
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wapello County, IA?
Wapello County has 9 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Wapello County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wapello County, IA spend on pets?
About $10.5M a year, or $750 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,997 households in Wapello County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wapello County, IA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wapello County has 6.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wapello County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Wapello County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Wapello County at 35,210 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,997 households. The median household income in Wapello County is $64,766 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Wapello County scores 17 for veterinarians (low), #1,413 of 1,485 scored counties.
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