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Veterinarians in Lawrence County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Lawrence County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On pets · $689 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,765
−3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in Lawrence County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Lawrence County comes to about $4.4M a year: $689 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lawrence County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Lawrence County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lawrence 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.

Veterinarians in Lawrence County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.73.3
Spending per listing$4.4M$2.2M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,2993,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$689$824$909
Median household income$46,772$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,765−3.3% since 2020
Households
6,342
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$46,772+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,772
Median home value
$111,700
Jobs located here
3,850
Daytime population
14,920Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY8072.2$4.2M+5.0%#86 of 1,485
2Warren County, KY77142.5$3.3M+10.6%#133 of 1,485
3Hardin County, KY77122.7$3.2M+2.4%#136 of 1,485
4Kenton County, KY76213.1$3.1M+3.9%#150 of 1,485
5Daviess County, KY7571.7$4.9M+1.5%#169 of 1,485
6Laurel County, KY6552.1$3.6M+1.6%#374 of 1,485
7Oldham County, KY63104.3$2.8M+4.9%#426 of 1,485
8Campbell County, KY61184.6$2.1M+2.5%#479 of 1,485
9Boone County, KY59285.5$1.9M+6.5%#524 of 1,485
10Jefferson County, KY561243.7$2.3M+1.6%#584 of 1,485
Lawrence County, KYNot scored11.6$4.4M−3.3%

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Lawrence County, KY?

There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lawrence County, KY spend on pets?

About $4.4M a year, or $689 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,342 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Lawrence County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 15,765 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,342 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $46,772 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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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