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Veterinarians in Bourbon County, KS
The veterinarians in Bourbon County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,471 of 1,485 scored counties
#25 of 26 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On pets · $729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $709K
- 74% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,319
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Bourbon County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #1,471 of 1,485 scored counties and #25 of 26 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $729 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Bourbon County spend about $4.3M a year on pets. That is about $709K of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Bourbon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Bourbon County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $550K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Bourbon County. Population estimates show Bourbon County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bourbon 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 | Bourbon County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $709K | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 2,451 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $729 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,238 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $504K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 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
- 2
- Amount
- $550K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Bourbon 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 Bourbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,319−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,840
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $59,238+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,360
- Median home value
- $113,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,727
- Daytime population
- 13,357Residents 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 Bourbon 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 |
| 25Bourbon County, KS | 10 | 6 | 10.3 | $709K | −0.1% | #1,471 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Bourbon 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians10
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Bourbon County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in Bourbon County. 2 of them (33%) 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 Bourbon County, KS spend on pets?
About $4.3M a year, or $729 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $709K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,840 households in Bourbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bourbon County, KS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Bourbon County has 10.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $709K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Bourbon County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Bourbon County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Bourbon County at 14,319 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,840 households. Median household income in Bourbon County is $59,238, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Bourbon County scores 10 for veterinarians (low), #1,471 of 1,485 scored counties.
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