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Veterinarians in Clay County, MN
The veterinarians in Clay County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On pets · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,734
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $22.9M a year on pets, or $866 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per clinic, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Clay County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 8,814 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,814 | 3,663 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $866 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,172 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,734+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,442
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,798
- Median home value
- $265,500
- Jobs located here
- 20,888
- Daytime population
- 54,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anoka County, MN | 78 | 44 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +4.7% | #123 of 1,485 |
| 2Blue Earth County, MN | 77 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +2.1% | #129 of 1,485 |
| 3Carver County, MN | 76 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +6.6% | #159 of 1,485 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 75 | 65 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #186 of 1,485 |
| 5Hennepin County, MN | 73 | 166 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #212 of 1,485 |
| 6Wright County, MN | 73 | 18 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +11.1% | #216 of 1,485 |
| 7Washington County, MN | 73 | 39 | 3.7 | $3M | +6.9% | #220 of 1,485 |
| 8Chisago County, MN | 73 | 7 | 3.3 | $3M | +4.3% | #221 of 1,485 |
| 9Scott County, MN | 72 | 20 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +5.1% | #233 of 1,485 |
| 10Sherburne County, MN | 72 | 12 | 3.4 | $3M | +6.8% | #236 of 1,485 |
| Clay County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $7.6M | +3.6% |
Other business types in Clay 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Clay County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Clay County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on pets?
About $22.9M a year, or $866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Clay County has 1.1 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $7.6M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clay County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,814 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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