Pets · Small-town market · Michigan
Veterinarians in the Big Rapids, MI area
The veterinarians in the Big Rapids, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 398 scored small-town markets
#7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On pets · $712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,320
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in the Big Rapids area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in the Big Rapids area comes to about $11.9M a year: $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Big Rapids area in 2023. That is one for every 3,342 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Big Rapids area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Big Rapids area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #262 of 398 scored small-town markets and #7 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Big Rapids area 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 | Big Rapids area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,342 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $712 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,951 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- 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
- 4The 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 the Big Rapids area, 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 the Big Rapids area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,320+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,708
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $60,951+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,230
- Median home value
- $178,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,143
- Daytime population
- 38,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Big Rapids area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cadillac, MI | 68 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #77 of 398 |
| 2Marquette, MI | 67 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #81 of 398 |
| 3Sturgis, MI | 64 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #98 of 398 |
| 4Adrian, MI | 62 | 12 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #110 of 398 |
| 5Holland, MI | 60 | 19 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #128 of 398 |
| 6Petoskey, MI | 57 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.2M | −1.0% | #148 of 398 |
| 7Big Rapids, MI | 41 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #262 of 398 |
| 8Mount Pleasant, MI | 36 | 13 | 5.2 | $1.4M | +0.3% | #302 of 398 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 35 | 18 | 6.1 | $1.2M | +0.3% | #308 of 398 |
| 9Alpena, MI | 34 | 7 | 5.4 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #315 of 398 |
Other business types in the Big Rapids area
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 businesses49
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Big Rapids, MI area?
There are 8 veterinarians on map listings in the Big Rapids area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Big Rapids, MI area spend on pets?
About $11.9M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,708 households in the Big Rapids area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Big Rapids, MI area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Big Rapids area has 4.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Big Rapids area would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,342 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Big Rapids, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Big Rapids area at 42,320 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,708 households. The median household income in the Big Rapids area is $60,951 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Big Rapids area scores 41 for veterinarians (lower middle), #262 of 398 scored small-town markets.
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