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Veterinarians in Kalkaska County, MI
The veterinarians in Kalkaska County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,303 of 1,485 scored counties
#41 of 48 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On pets · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $953K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,693
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Kalkaska County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,303 of 1,485 scored counties and #41 of 48 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kalkaska County spend about $5.7M a year on pets, or $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $953K per clinic, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Kalkaska County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Kalkaska County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Kalkaska County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kalkaska 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 | Kalkaska County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $953K | $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 | +4.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $734 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,578 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 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
- 60 chain locations
- 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 Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,693+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,789
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $68,578+46.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,688
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,285
- Daytime population
- 15,796Residents 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 |
| 41Kalkaska County, MI | 26 | 6 | 7.7 | $953K | +4.3% | #1,303 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Kalkaska 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kalkaska County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in Kalkaska County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Kalkaska County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kalkaska County, MI spend on pets?
About $5.7M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $953K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,789 households in Kalkaska County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalkaska County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kalkaska County has 7.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $953K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kalkaska County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Kalkaska County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalkaska County at 18,693 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,789 households. Median household income in Kalkaska County is $68,578, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.2%, 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. Kalkaska County scores 26 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,303 of 1,485 scored counties.
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