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Veterinarians in Penobscot County, ME
The veterinarians in Penobscot County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #989 of 1,485 scored counties
#4 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 23
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On pets · $579 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 veterinarians in Penobscot County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Penobscot County comes to about $37.8M a year: $579 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 40% 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 Penobscot County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 4,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Penobscot County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Penobscot County is 40 (lower middle), #989 of 1,485 scored counties and #4 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,076 | 2,530 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $579 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Androscoggin County, ME | 50 | 12 | 2.6 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #746 of 1,485 |
| 2Aroostook County, ME | 45 | 7 | 2.3 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #867 of 1,485 |
| 3Oxford County, ME | 40 | 7 | 2.9 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #980 of 1,485 |
| 4Penobscot County, ME | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #989 of 1,485 |
| 5Franklin County, ME | 38 | 5 | 3.9 | $1.4M | +4.6% | #1,030 of 1,485 |
| 6Somerset County, ME | 38 | 9 | 3.9 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #1,031 of 1,485 |
| 7Washington County, ME | 34 | 5 | 3.5 | $1.5M | +0.8% | #1,121 of 1,485 |
| 8Waldo County, ME | 33 | 5 | 2.9 | $2M | +2.6% | #1,130 of 1,485 |
| 9York County, ME | 33 | 38 | 4.2 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #1,143 of 1,485 |
| 10Sagadahoc County, ME | 27 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #1,272 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Penobscot 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 businesses21
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding17
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Penobscot County, ME?
There are 23 veterinarians on map listings in Penobscot County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Penobscot County, ME spend on pets?
About $37.8M a year, or $579 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Penobscot County has 3.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 6% 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, Penobscot County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,076 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 40 for veterinarians (lower middle), #989 of 1,485 scored counties.
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