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Veterinarians in Marion County, KY
How Marion 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On pets · $744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,115
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Marion County spend about $5.7M a year on pets, or $744 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Marion County has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,931 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,931 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $744 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,627 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $866K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,115+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,724
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,627+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,085
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,028
- Daytime population
- 19,568Residents 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 |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +2.7% |
Other business types in Marion 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Marion County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Marion County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, KY spend on pets?
About $5.7M a year, or $744 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,724 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Marion County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Marion County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,931 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 20,115 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,724 households. Median household income in Marion County is $59,627, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.7%, 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. Marion County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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