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Veterinarians in Nelson County, KY
How Nelson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,485 scored counties
#11 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On pets · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,036
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $834 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Nelson County spend about $16M a year on pets. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 7 veterinarians on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Nelson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,192 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nelson County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Nelson County is 56 (upper middle), #587 of 1,485 scored counties and #11 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,192 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $834 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,562 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,036+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,150
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,562+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,639
- Median home value
- $238,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,213
- Daytime population
- 41,912Residents 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 |
| 11Nelson County, KY | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #587 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Nelson 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Nelson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in Nelson County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Nelson County, KY spend on pets?
About $16M a year, or $834 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,150 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Nelson County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Nelson County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,192 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 49,036 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,150 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $69,562, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. Nelson County scores 56 for veterinarians (upper middle), #587 of 1,485 scored counties.
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