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Veterinarians in Wadena County, MN

How Wadena County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On pets · $726 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,388
+1.9% 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 $726 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Wadena County spend about $4.4M a year on pets. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no veterinarians in Wadena County. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wadena County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wadena County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no veterinarians on map listings, Wadena County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Wadena 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 Wadena County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWadena CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.43.3
Spending per listingn/a$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+1.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$726$951$909
Median household income$61,467$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
0
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 Wadena 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 Wadena County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,388+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,081
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
536 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,288
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
5,599
Daytime population
13,890Residents 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 Wadena 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
Wadena County, MNNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%

Other business types in Wadena County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Wadena County, MN?

There are no veterinarians on map listings in Wadena County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.4M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wadena County has no veterinarians on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wadena County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County has no market score for veterinarians, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Wadena County

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