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Veterinarians in Charlevoix County, MI

The veterinarians in Charlevoix County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,250 of 1,485 scored counties
#40 of 48 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On pets · $863 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
73% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,036
0.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Charlevoix County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,250 of 1,485 scored counties and #40 of 48 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in Charlevoix County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $863 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Charlevoix County spend about $10.6M a year on pets. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 44% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Charlevoix County in 2023. That is one for every 2,045 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Charlevoix County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charlevoix County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Charlevoix 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.

Veterinarians in Charlevoix County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCharlevoix CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.73.23.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.6M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,0453,9933,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$863$843$909
Median household income$76,531$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
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
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,0360.0% since 2020
Households
12,267
Median age
49.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$76,531+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,936
Median home value
$276,800
Jobs located here
10,239
Daytime population
25,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Charlevoix County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI79252.2$4.2M+3.9%#99 of 1,485
2Macomb County, MI75882.5$3.5M+0.7%#177 of 1,485
3Monroe County, MI71152.4$3.6M+0.7%#252 of 1,485
4Wayne County, MI681221.7$4.4M−1.1%#309 of 1,485
5Oakland County, MI642013.8$2.7M+1.2%#402 of 1,485
6Livingston County, MI63263.4$3.1M+1.7%#422 of 1,485
7Bay County, MI6292.0$3.7M−1.6%#448 of 1,485
8Kent County, MI61913.5$2.5M+2.5%#473 of 1,485
9Montcalm County, MI6072.9$2.6M+4.1%#486 of 1,485
10Muskegon County, MI58192.8$2.7M+1.8%#539 of 1,485
40Charlevoix County, MI2875.7$1.5M0.0%#1,250 of 1,485

Other business types in Charlevoix County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Charlevoix County, MI?

Charlevoix County has 7 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Charlevoix County, MI spend on pets?

About $10.6M a year, or $863 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 12,267 households in Charlevoix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charlevoix County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Charlevoix County has 5.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Charlevoix County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,045 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Charlevoix County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Charlevoix County at 26,036 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,267 households. The median household income in Charlevoix County is $76,531 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Charlevoix County scores 28 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,250 of 1,485 scored counties.

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