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Veterinarians in Stearns County, MN
How Stearns 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #778 of 1,485 scored counties
#21 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On pets · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,110
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 veterinarians in Stearns County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $850 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Stearns County spend about $52.2M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% 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 21 businesses with payroll in Stearns County classed as veterinary services, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,924 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stearns County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Stearns County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #778 of 1,485 scored counties and #21 of 36 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Stearns 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 | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,924 | 3,663 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | +4.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $850 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,066 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 21−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Stearns 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 Stearns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,110+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,403
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,367
- Median home value
- $273,400
- Jobs located here
- 83,579
- Daytime population
- 169,051Residents 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 |
| 21Stearns County, MN | 49 | 26 | 4.2 | $2M | +3.6% | #778 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Stearns 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Stearns County, MN?
Stearns County has 26 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Stearns County, MN spend on pets?
About $52.2M a year, or $850 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Stearns County has 4.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Stearns County would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,924 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County scores 49 for veterinarians (lower middle), #778 of 1,485 scored counties.
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