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Veterinarians in the Garden City, KS area

The veterinarians in the Garden City, 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
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On pets · $822 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in the Garden City area. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Households in the Garden City area spend about $10.9M a year on pets, or $822 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per clinic, 33% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in the Garden City area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 4,410 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Garden City area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, the Garden City area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Garden City 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.

Veterinarians in Garden City, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarden City areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.93.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishment4,4102,4513,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$822$851$909
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$840K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 the Garden City 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 Garden City area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Kansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Garden City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hutchinson, KS5772.7$2.7M−0.6%#144 of 398
2Ottawa, KS4065.8$1.4M+1.1%#271 of 398
3Salina, KS28135.2$1.5M−1.4%#338 of 398
4McPherson, KS2886.6$1.3M−0.4%#343 of 398
5Pittsburg, KS2674.4$1.5M+0.1%#354 of 398
6Great Bend, KS1854.8$1.5M−2.5%#383 of 398
7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS1686.0$1.2M−0.4%#388 of 398
Garden City, KSNot scored32.3$3.6M−2.1%

Other business types in the Garden City area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Garden City, KS area?

There are 3 veterinarians on map listings in the Garden City 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 Garden City, KS area spend on pets?

About $10.9M a year, or $822 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,229 households in the Garden City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Garden City, KS area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Garden City area has 2.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.6M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Garden City area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,410 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Garden City, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Garden City area at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. The median household income in the Garden City area is $73,009 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Garden City 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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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in the Garden City area

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