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Veterinarians in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #584 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 124
- 27 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291M
- On pets · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Jefferson County comes to about $291M a year: $878 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per clinic, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Jefferson County has 124 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Jefferson County in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,490 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Jefferson County is 56 (upper middle), #584 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,490 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $878 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89 → 95+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,410
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents 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 Jefferson 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Jefferson County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 124 veterinarians in Jefferson County. 27 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on pets?
About $291M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Jefferson County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 107, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,490 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. 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. Jefferson County scores 56 for veterinarians (upper middle), #584 of 1,485 scored counties.
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