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Veterinarians in Mecosta County, MI
The veterinarians in Mecosta County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,081 of 1,485 scored counties
#34 of 48 scored counties 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
Households in Mecosta County spend about $11.9M a year on pets, or $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. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Mecosta County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Mecosta County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,342 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecosta County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Mecosta County is 36 (lower middle), #1,081 of 1,485 scored counties and #34 of 48 scored counties in Michigan.
How Mecosta 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 | Mecosta County | 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 | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 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 Mecosta 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 Mecosta County
- 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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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 |
| 34Mecosta County, MI | 36 | 8 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #1,081 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Mecosta 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Mecosta County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Mecosta County. 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 Mecosta County, MI 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. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,708 households in Mecosta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mecosta County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Mecosta County 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 U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Mecosta County 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 Mecosta County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mecosta County at 42,320 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,708 households. Median household income in Mecosta County is $60,951, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Mecosta County scores 36 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,081 of 1,485 scored counties.
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