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Veterinarians in Hardin County, KY
How Hardin County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #136 of 1,485 scored counties
#3 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,482
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Hardin County is 77 (high), #136 of 1,485 scored counties and #3 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for veterinarians.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 veterinarians in Hardin County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $851 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Hardin County spend about $38M a year on pets. Spread across 12 veterinarians, that is $3.2M per clinic, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Hardin County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 8,924 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hardin County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Hardin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,924 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,647 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,482+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 44,622
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $67,647+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,596
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Jobs located here
- 42,829
- Daytime population
- 107,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bullitt County, KY | 80 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +5.0% | #86 of 1,485 |
| 2Warren County, KY | 77 | 14 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +10.6% | #133 of 1,485 |
| 3Hardin County, KY | 77 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #136 of 1,485 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 76 | 21 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #150 of 1,485 |
| 5Daviess County, KY | 75 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.9M | +1.5% | #169 of 1,485 |
| 6Laurel County, KY | 65 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #374 of 1,485 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 63 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +4.9% | #426 of 1,485 |
| 8Campbell County, KY | 61 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #479 of 1,485 |
| 9Boone County, KY | 59 | 28 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #524 of 1,485 |
| 10Jefferson County, KY | 56 | 124 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #584 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians77
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Hardin County, KY?
There are 12 veterinarians on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Hardin County, KY spend on pets?
About $38M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,622 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Hardin County has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hardin County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,924 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 113,482 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,622 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $67,647 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Hardin County scores 77 for veterinarians (high), #136 of 1,485 scored counties.
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