Pets · Small-town market · Kansas
Veterinarians in the Ottawa, KS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Ottawa, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #271 of 398 scored small-town markets
#2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,299
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Ottawa area comes to about $8.4M a year: $805 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 49% 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 the Ottawa area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in the Ottawa area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ottawa area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Ottawa area is 40 (lower middle), #271 of 398 scored small-town markets and #2 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Ottawa 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.
| Measure | Ottawa area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,451 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $805 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,207 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 20 |
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
- 60 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 the Ottawa 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 Ottawa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,299+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,409
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $77,207+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,587
- Median home value
- $198,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,357
- Daytime population
- 23,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Ottawa area?
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Ottawa area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hutchinson, KS | 57 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −0.6% | #144 of 398 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 40 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.4M | +1.1% | #271 of 398 |
| 3Salina, KS | 28 | 13 | 5.2 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #338 of 398 |
| 4McPherson, KS | 28 | 8 | 6.6 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #343 of 398 |
| 5Pittsburg, KS | 26 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #354 of 398 |
| 6Great Bend, KS | 18 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −2.5% | #383 of 398 |
| 7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 16 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #388 of 398 |
Other business types in the Ottawa area
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 businesses54
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Ottawa, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in the Ottawa area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in the Ottawa area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Ottawa, KS area spend on pets?
About $8.4M a year, or $805 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,409 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ottawa, KS area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Ottawa area has 5.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is the Ottawa, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 26,299 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $77,207, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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 Ottawa area scores 40 for veterinarians (lower middle), #271 of 398 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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