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Veterinarians in Barton County, KS
How Barton County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,429 of 1,485 scored counties
#20 of 26 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On pets · $718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,790
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Barton County is 15 (low), #1,429 of 1,485 scored counties and #20 of 26 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Barton County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Barton County comes to about $7.5M a year: $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Barton County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barton County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barton 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.
| Measure | Barton County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,076 | 2,451 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $718 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Barton 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 Barton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,790−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,380
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 895 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $58,851+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,743
- Median home value
- $126,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,401
- Daytime population
- 24,199Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Barton County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyandotte County, KS | 71 | 10 | 1.6 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #250 of 1,485 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 56 | 125 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #589 of 1,485 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 52 | 13 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +3.2% | #694 of 1,485 |
| 4Douglas County, KS | 49 | 18 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #770 of 1,485 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 48 | 86 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #792 of 1,485 |
| 6Reno County, KS | 47 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −0.6% | #804 of 1,485 |
| 7Miami County, KS | 45 | 7 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #878 of 1,485 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 36 | 13 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +0.8% | #1,076 of 1,485 |
| 9Shawnee County, KS | 33 | 36 | 4.8 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #1,142 of 1,485 |
| 10Pottawatomie County, KS | 32 | 11 | 11.7 | $786K | +6.9% | #1,177 of 1,485 |
| 20Barton County, KS | 15 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −2.5% | #1,429 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Barton 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians15
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Barton County, KS?
Barton County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Barton County, KS spend on pets?
About $7.5M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,380 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barton County, KS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Barton County has 4.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Barton County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Barton County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Barton County at 24,790 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,380 households. The median household income in Barton County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Barton County scores 15 for veterinarians (low), #1,429 of 1,485 scored counties.
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