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Veterinarians in Midland County, MI
How Midland County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #559 of 1,485 scored counties
#13 of 48 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31M
- On pets · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 veterinarians in Midland County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $886 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Midland County spend about $31M a year on pets. That works out to $2.6M per clinic, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Midland County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,499 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.7M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Midland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #559 of 1,485 scored counties and #13 of 48 scored counties in Michigan.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,499 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $886 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 |
| 13Midland County, MI | 57 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #559 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Midland 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Midland County, MI?
Midland County has 12 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on pets?
About $31M a year, or $886 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Midland County has 3.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Midland County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,499 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 57 for veterinarians (upper middle), #559 of 1,485 scored counties.
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