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Veterinarians in Atchison County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Atchison County, KS, 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
$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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 veterinarians in Atchison County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in Atchison County comes to about $4.2M a year: $727 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 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 Atchison County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,912 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Atchison County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Atchison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Atchison County 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.

Veterinarians in Atchison County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureAtchison CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.93.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment1,9122,4513,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 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 Atchison 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 Atchison County

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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Veterinarians across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Atchison County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wyandotte County, KS71101.6$4.6M+1.0%#250 of 1,485
2Johnson County, KS561255.0$2.2M+4.2%#589 of 1,485
3Leavenworth County, KS52134.3$2.2M+3.2%#694 of 1,485
4Douglas County, KS49183.6$2.4M+1.8%#770 of 1,485
5Sedgwick County, KS48864.2$1.9M+2.6%#792 of 1,485
6Reno County, KS4772.7$2.7M−0.6%#804 of 1,485
7Miami County, KS4575.1$1.8M+5.9%#878 of 1,485
8Riley County, KS36134.7$1.6M+0.8%#1,076 of 1,485
9Shawnee County, KS33364.8$1.7M0.0%#1,142 of 1,485
10Pottawatomie County, KS321111.7$786K+6.9%#1,177 of 1,485
Atchison County, KSNot scored35.2$1.4M−0.9%

Other business types in Atchison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Atchison County, KS?

Atchison 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 Atchison County, KS 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 Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atchison County, KS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Atchison County 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, Atchison County 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 Atchison County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Atchison County 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 Atchison County 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. 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. Atchison 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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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Atchison County

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