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Veterinarians in Wells County, ND
How Wells County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.4M
- On pets · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $703K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 3,729
- −5.9% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Wells County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 veterinarians in Wells County. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households.
Households in Wells County spend about $1.4M a year on pets, or $787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $703K of household spending for each clinic on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Wells County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wells County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wells County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Wells County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $703K | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,895 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $787 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,114 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 56 |
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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,729−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 1,787
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,271 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $66,114
- Average household income
- $96,130
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,434
- Daytime population
- 3,709Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wells County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for veterinarians, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Wells County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, ND | 89 | 15 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +9.1% | #14 of 1,485 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 87 | 10 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +4.7% | #29 of 1,485 |
| 3Grand Forks County, ND | 76 | 5 | 1.6 | $5M | +1.9% | #138 of 1,485 |
| 4Ward County, ND | 69 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | −2.4% | #294 of 1,485 |
| 5Stark County, ND | 51 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #713 of 1,485 |
| 6Morton County, ND | 40 | 7 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #987 of 1,485 |
| Wells County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 11.2 | $703K | −5.9% |
Other business types in Wells County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wells County, ND?
There are 2 veterinarians on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Wells County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wells County, ND spend on pets?
About $1.4M a year, or $787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $703K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,787 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, ND compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wells County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wells County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Wells County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 3,729 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,787 households. The median household income in Wells County is $66,114 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wells County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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