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Veterinarians in Itasca County, MN
How Itasca County, MN 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 #554 of 1,485 scored counties
#17 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,404
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Itasca County spend about $14.6M a year on pets, or $789 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in Itasca County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Itasca County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,708 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Itasca County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Itasca County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #554 of 1,485 scored counties and #17 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Itasca 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 | Itasca County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,708 | 3,663 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $789 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,603 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Itasca 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 Itasca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,404+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,541
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,664
- Median home value
- $225,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,336
- Daytime population
- 40,939Residents 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 |
| 17Itasca County, MN | 57 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #554 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Itasca 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Itasca County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Itasca County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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 Itasca County, MN spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $789 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,541 households in Itasca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Itasca County, MN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Itasca County has 2.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,708 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Itasca County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Itasca County at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. Median household income in Itasca County is $68,603, 15% below 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. Itasca County scores 57 for veterinarians (upper middle), #554 of 1,485 scored counties.
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