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Veterinarians in Wayne County, MI
How Wayne 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #309 of 1,485 scored counties
#4 of 48 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 122
- 25 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $539.9M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Wayne County comes to about $539.9M a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per clinic, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 122 veterinarians on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 101 businesses with payroll in Wayne County classed as veterinary services, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,937 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Wayne County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #309 of 1,485 scored counties and #4 of 48 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,937 | 3,993 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.2% | +9.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96 → 101+5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents 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 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wayne County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 122 veterinarians in Wayne County. 25 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on pets?
About $539.9M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wayne County has 1.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $4.4M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wayne County would have about 198, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,937 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 68 for veterinarians (upper middle), #309 of 1,485 scored counties.
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