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Veterinarians in Pulaski County, KY
How Pulaski 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #689 of 1,485 scored counties
#13 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On pets · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,384
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $724 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $19M a year on pets. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Pulaski County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Pulaski County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,744 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Pulaski County is 52 (upper middle), #689 of 1,485 scored counties and #13 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,744 | 3,299 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $724 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,898 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,384+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,210
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,241
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,101
- Daytime population
- 66,566Residents 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 |
| 13Pulaski County, KY | 52 | 8 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #689 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding31
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Pulaski County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Pulaski County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Pulaski County, KY spend on pets?
About $19M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,210 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, KY compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Pulaski County has 3.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,744 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $51,898, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Pulaski County scores 52 for veterinarians (upper middle), #689 of 1,485 scored counties.
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