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Veterinarians in the Liberal, KS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Liberal, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On pets · $752 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in the Liberal area. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in the Liberal area spend about $5.5M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 veterinarians, that is $2.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Liberal area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Liberal area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, the Liberal area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Liberal 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 Liberal, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLiberal areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.84.93.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4513,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$752$851$909
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 the Liberal 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 Liberal area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents 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 Liberal 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
Liberal, KSNot scored22.8$2.7M−3.6%

Other business types in the Liberal area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Liberal, KS area?

The Liberal area has 2 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in the Liberal area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Liberal, KS area spend on pets?

About $5.5M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,257 households in the Liberal area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Liberal area has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.

How fast is the Liberal, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Liberal area at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in the Liberal area is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. 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 Liberal area has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Liberal area. 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 the Liberal area

Screening a site or an acquisition in the Liberal area?

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