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Veterinarians in Jackson County, KY
How Jackson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.3M
- On pets · $645 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 13,325
- +2.8% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Jackson County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in Jackson County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.
Households in Jackson County spend about $3.3M a year on pets, or $645 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M 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 Jackson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $645 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
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
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,325+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,122
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $40,000+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,900
- Median home value
- $111,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,098
- Daytime population
- 10,979Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Jackson County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.3M | +2.8% |
Other business types in Jackson 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Jackson County, KY?
There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Jackson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jackson County, KY spend on pets?
About $3.3M a year, or $645 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,122 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Jackson County has 1 veterinarian 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 Jackson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 13,325 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,122 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $40,000 a year, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. 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. Jackson County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jackson County. 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.
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