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Veterinarians in Pennington County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Pennington County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On pets · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,686
−1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $816 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Pennington County spend about $5.1M a year on pets. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Pennington County has 1 veterinarian on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Pennington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Pennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Pennington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pennington 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.

Veterinarians in Pennington County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePennington CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.43.3
Spending per listing$5.1M$2.8M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,6633,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.3%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$816$951$909
Median household income$77,325$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,686−1.8% since 2020
Households
6,207
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$77,325+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,104
Median home value
$195,500
Jobs located here
10,431
Daytime population
16,641Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Pennington County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anoka County, MN78443.2$3.1M+4.7%#123 of 1,485
2Blue Earth County, MN7762.2$3.8M+2.1%#129 of 1,485
3Carver County, MN76184.4$2.7M+6.6%#159 of 1,485
4Dakota County, MN75653.7$2.8M+3.9%#186 of 1,485
5Hennepin County, MN731663.1$3.3M+0.2%#212 of 1,485
6Wright County, MN73183.3$3.1M+11.1%#216 of 1,485
7Washington County, MN73393.7$3M+6.9%#220 of 1,485
8Chisago County, MN7373.3$3M+4.3%#221 of 1,485
9Scott County, MN72203.6$3.2M+5.1%#233 of 1,485
10Sherburne County, MN72123.4$3M+6.8%#236 of 1,485
Pennington County, MNNot scored11.6$5.1M−1.8%

Other business types in Pennington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Pennington County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in Pennington County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Pennington County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pennington County, MN spend on pets?

About $5.1M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,207 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pennington County, MN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Pennington County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Pennington County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Pennington County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pennington County at 13,686 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,207 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $77,325, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Pennington County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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