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Veterinarians in Benzie County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Benzie County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On pets · $824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,568
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Benzie County comes to about $6.4M a year: $824 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Benzie County has 4 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Benzie County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,927 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benzie County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Benzie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Benzie 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 | Benzie County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,927 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $824 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,834 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 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 Benzie 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 Benzie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,568+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,708
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $74,834+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,649
- Median home value
- $285,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,869
- Daytime population
- 15,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Benzie County, MI | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +3.1% |
Other business types in Benzie 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Benzie County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Benzie County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Benzie County, MI spend on pets?
About $6.4M a year, or $824 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,708 households in Benzie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benzie County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Benzie County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Benzie County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,927 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Benzie County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Benzie County at 18,568 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,708 households. Median household income in Benzie County is $74,834, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Benzie County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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