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Veterinarians in Oldham County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Oldham County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #426 of 1,485 scored counties
#7 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.2M
- On pets · $1,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,986
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 veterinarians in Oldham County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Oldham County comes to about $28.2M a year: $1,223 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 3% above 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 Oldham County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,919 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $184K have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Oldham County.
Population estimates show Oldham County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oldham County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #426 of 1,485 scored counties and #7 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Oldham 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 | Oldham County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,919 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,223 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $122,497 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $184K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Oldham 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 Oldham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,986+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,025
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,241
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,264
- Daytime population
- 52,951Residents 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 |
Other business types in Oldham 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Oldham County, KY?
There are 10 veterinarians on map listings in Oldham County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Oldham County, KY spend on pets?
About $28.2M a year, or $1,223 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oldham County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Oldham County has 4.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,919 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oldham County scores 63 for veterinarians (upper middle), #426 of 1,485 scored counties.
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