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Veterinarians in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area
The veterinarians in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 384 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 120
- 22 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.6M
- On pets · $900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,174
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Lexington-Fayette metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #340 of 384 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $900 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Lexington-Fayette metro area spend about $194.6M a year on pets. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 120 veterinarians on map listings in the Lexington-Fayette metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Lexington-Fayette metro area in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,864 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Lexington-Fayette metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lexington-Fayette metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lexington-Fayette metro area 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 | Lexington-Fayette metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,864 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $900 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,966 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,461
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $88.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12022 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Lexington-Fayette metro area, 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 the Lexington-Fayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 535,174+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 216,273
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,966+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,014
- Median home value
- $281,300
- Jobs located here
- 289,772
- Daytime population
- 573,681Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lexington-Fayette metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Owensboro, KY | 73 | 7 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +1.3% | #41 of 384 |
| 2Elizabethtown, KY | 68 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.4% | #70 of 384 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 64 | 19 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +9.5% | #93 of 384 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +8.5% | #101 of 384 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 60 | 303 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #120 of 384 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 41 | 2.7 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #208 of 384 |
| 4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 46 | 204 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #224 of 384 |
| 5Lexington-Fayette, KY | 28 | 120 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #340 of 384 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 24 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −1.2% | #356 of 384 |
Other business types in the Lexington-Fayette metro area
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 businesses32
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 veterinarians in the Lexington-Fayette metro area. 22 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area spend on pets?
About $194.6M a year, or $900 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 216,273 households in the Lexington-Fayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Lexington-Fayette metro area has 5.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Lexington-Fayette metro area would have about 72, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington-Fayette metro area at 535,174 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,273 households. Median household income in the Lexington-Fayette metro area is $71,966, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. The Lexington-Fayette metro area scores 28 for veterinarians (lower middle), #340 of 384 scored metro areas.
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