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Veterinarians in Metcalfe County, KY
How Metcalfe 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On pets · $688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $940K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,583
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 veterinarians in Metcalfe County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $688 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Metcalfe County spend about $2.8M a year on pets. That works out to $940K per clinic, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Metcalfe County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,025 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Metcalfe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Metcalfe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Metcalfe 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 | Metcalfe County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $940K | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,025 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $688 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,473 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $496K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,583+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,100
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $51,473+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,471
- Median home value
- $110,200
- Jobs located here
- 1,924
- Daytime population
- 8,587Residents 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 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 7.3 | $940K | +2.9% |
Other business types in Metcalfe 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 businesses18
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Metcalfe County, KY?
Metcalfe County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Metcalfe County, KY spend on pets?
About $2.8M a year, or $688 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $940K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,100 households in Metcalfe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Metcalfe County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Metcalfe County has 7.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $940K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Metcalfe County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,025 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Metcalfe County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Metcalfe County at 10,583 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,100 households. The median household income in Metcalfe County is $51,473 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.7% 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. Metcalfe County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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