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Veterinarians in Gage County, NE
The veterinarians in Gage County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,374 of 1,485 scored counties
#14 of 15 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,711
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Gage County is 21 (low), #1,374 of 1,485 scored counties and #14 of 15 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Gage County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Gage County comes to about $7.2M a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 56% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Gage County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,332 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $307K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Gage County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gage County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gage County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Gage County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,332 | 2,565 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,247 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $399K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $307K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Gage 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 Gage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,711+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,327
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 852 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,338
- Median home value
- $174,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,371
- Daytime population
- 18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 88 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +9.0% | #20 of 1,485 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 65 | 84 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.6% | #384 of 1,485 |
| 3Lancaster County, NE | 63 | 47 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.4% | #435 of 1,485 |
| 4Dodge County, NE | 56 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #583 of 1,485 |
| 5Hall County, NE | 51 | 7 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #707 of 1,485 |
| 6Madison County, NE | 33 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #1,133 of 1,485 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 33 | 7 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #1,147 of 1,485 |
| 8Otoe County, NE | 32 | 5 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #1,175 of 1,485 |
| 9Scotts Bluff County, NE | 31 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.2M | −1.3% | #1,178 of 1,485 |
| 10Lincoln County, NE | 30 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #1,203 of 1,485 |
| 14Gage County, NE | 21 | 6 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #1,374 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Gage 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians21
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Gage County, NE?
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Gage County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Gage County, NE spend on pets?
About $7.2M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gage County, NE compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Gage County has 6.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Gage County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,332 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Gage County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 21 for veterinarians (low), #1,374 of 1,485 scored counties.
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