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Veterinarians in Arenac County, MI
The veterinarians in Arenac County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On pets · $701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 15,068
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $701 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Arenac County spend about $4.6M a year on pets. Spread across 2 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Arenac County has 2 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Arenac County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Arenac County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Arenac County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Arenac County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Arenac County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $701 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,811 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Arenac 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 Arenac County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,068+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,552
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 363 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $58,811+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,218
- Median home value
- $150,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,742
- Daytime population
- 13,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Arenac County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 79 | 25 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +3.9% | #99 of 1,485 |
| 2Macomb County, MI | 75 | 88 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #177 of 1,485 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 71 | 15 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #252 of 1,485 |
| 4Wayne County, MI | 68 | 122 | 1.7 | $4.4M | −1.1% | #309 of 1,485 |
| 5Oakland County, MI | 64 | 201 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #402 of 1,485 |
| 6Livingston County, MI | 63 | 26 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #422 of 1,485 |
| 7Bay County, MI | 62 | 9 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −1.6% | #448 of 1,485 |
| 8Kent County, MI | 61 | 91 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #473 of 1,485 |
| 9Montcalm County, MI | 60 | 7 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +4.1% | #486 of 1,485 |
| 10Muskegon County, MI | 58 | 19 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #539 of 1,485 |
| Arenac County, MI | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.3M | +0.5% |
Other business types in Arenac 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Arenac County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 veterinarians in Arenac County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Arenac County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Arenac County, MI spend on pets?
About $4.6M a year, or $701 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 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 6,552 households in Arenac County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arenac County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Arenac County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is Arenac County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Arenac County at 15,068 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,552 households. Median household income in Arenac County is $58,811, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Arenac County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arenac County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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