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Veterinarians in Oktibbeha County, MS
How Oktibbeha County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,190 of 1,485 scored counties
#19 of 26 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On pets · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,896
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Oktibbeha County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #1,190 of 1,485 scored counties and #19 of 26 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Oktibbeha County spend about $16.1M a year on pets, or $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 veterinarians, that is $1.5M per clinic, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Oktibbeha County has 11 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Oktibbeha County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,640 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Oktibbeha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oktibbeha County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,640 | 4,047 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $739 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $46,695 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,896+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,840
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,260
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,615
- Daytime population
- 54,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 73 | 23 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +6.3% | #222 of 1,485 |
| 2Lamar County, MS | 71 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #263 of 1,485 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 67 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +6.5% | #339 of 1,485 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 67 | 18 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #340 of 1,485 |
| 5Pearl River County, MS | 63 | 6 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #427 of 1,485 |
| 6Warren County, MS | 59 | 5 | 3.0 | $2.8M | −6.3% | #513 of 1,485 |
| 7Lafayette County, MS | 59 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #525 of 1,485 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 53 | 25 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +3.2% | #670 of 1,485 |
| 9Hinds County, MS | 50 | 23 | 2.6 | $2.8M | −6.6% | #737 of 1,485 |
| 10Jones County, MS | 50 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #743 of 1,485 |
| 19Oktibbeha County, MS | 31 | 11 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #1,190 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Oktibbeha 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Oktibbeha County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 veterinarians in Oktibbeha County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on pets?
About $16.1M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oktibbeha County, MS compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Oktibbeha County has 5.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,640 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 31 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,190 of 1,485 scored counties.
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