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Veterinarians in Sedgwick County, KS
The veterinarians in Sedgwick County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #792 of 1,485 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 86
- 17 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167.6M
- On pets · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 veterinarians in Sedgwick County. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Sedgwick County spend about $167.6M a year on pets, or $811 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 86 veterinarians, that is $1.9M per clinic, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Sedgwick County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,505 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $623K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sedgwick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sedgwick County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sedgwick County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #792 of 1,485 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,505 | 2,451 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $811 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 59+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 893
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $623K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 |
Other business types in Sedgwick 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Sedgwick County, KS?
There are 86 veterinarians on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. 17 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on pets?
About $167.6M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Sedgwick County has 4.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 62, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,505 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. 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. Sedgwick County scores 48 for veterinarians (lower middle), #792 of 1,485 scored counties.
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