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Veterinarians in Meade County, KY
The veterinarians in Meade County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #966 of 1,485 scored counties
#22 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On pets · $896 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
- 30,699
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Meade County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $896 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Meade County spend about $9.9M a year on pets. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Meade County in 2023. That is one for every 2,752 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Meade County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Meade County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #966 of 1,485 scored counties and #22 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Meade 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 | Meade County | 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 | 2,752 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $896 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,355 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Meade 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 Meade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,699+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,007
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $74,355+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,803
- Median home value
- $207,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,894
- Daytime population
- 23,204Residents 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 |
| 22Meade County, KY | 41 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #966 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Meade 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Meade County, KY?
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Meade County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Meade County, KY spend on pets?
About $9.9M a year, or $896 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 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,007 households in Meade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meade County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Meade County 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 national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Meade County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,752 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Meade County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Meade County at 30,699 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,007 households. The median household income in Meade County is $74,355 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Meade County scores 41 for veterinarians (lower middle), #966 of 1,485 scored counties.
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