Pets · Small-town market · Kansas
Veterinarians in the Atchison, KS area
The veterinarians in the Atchison, KS 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On pets · $727 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,172
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in the Atchison area. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Atchison area comes to about $4.2M a year: $727 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 49% 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 Atchison area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,912 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Atchison area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, the Atchison area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Atchison area compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Atchison area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,912 | 2,451 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $727 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,112 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $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
- 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 Atchison 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 Atchison area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,172−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,735
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,112+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,946
- Median home value
- $145,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,726
- Daytime population
- 14,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hutchinson, KS | 57 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −0.6% | #144 of 398 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 40 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #271 of 398 |
| 3Salina, KS | 28 | 13 | 5.2 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #338 of 398 |
| 4McPherson, KS | 28 | 8 | 6.6 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #343 of 398 |
| 5Pittsburg, KS | 26 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #354 of 398 |
| 6Great Bend, KS | 18 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −2.5% | #383 of 398 |
| 7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 16 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #388 of 398 |
| Atchison, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $1.4M | −0.9% |
Other business types in the Atchison 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Atchison, KS area?
There are 3 veterinarians on map listings in the Atchison area 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 the Atchison, KS area spend on pets?
About $4.2M a year, or $727 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,735 households in the Atchison area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atchison, KS area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Atchison area has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Atchison area would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,912 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Atchison, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Atchison area at 16,172 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,735 households. The median household income in the Atchison area is $61,112 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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 Atchison area 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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