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Veterinarians in Ford County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Ford 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
$9.4M
On pets · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,993
−0.6% 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

Households in Ford County spend about $9.4M a year on pets, or $799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per clinic, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Ford County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Ford County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,932 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ford County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Ford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ford 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 Ford County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFord CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.93.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,9322,4513,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$799$851$909
Median household income$70,781$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
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
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 Ford 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 Ford County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,993−0.6% since 2020
Households
11,796
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,098 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,372
Median home value
$151,100
Jobs located here
16,900
Daytime population
35,172Residents 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 Ford 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
Ford County, KSNot scored32.5$3.1M−0.6%

Other business types in Ford County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Ford County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Ford County. 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 Ford County, KS spend on pets?

About $9.4M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ford County has 2.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Ford County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,932 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Ford County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ford County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Ford County

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