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Veterinarians in Mercer County, OH
The veterinarians in Mercer County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,386 of 1,485 scored counties
#63 of 64 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,737
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #1,386 of 1,485 scored counties and #63 of 64 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Mercer County comes to about $13.2M a year: $806 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 veterinarians, that is $1M per clinic, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Mercer County has 13 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Mercer County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,823 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mercer County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mercer County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Mercer County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,823 | 4,056 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,782 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,737+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $76,782+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,265
- Median home value
- $210,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,998
- Daytime population
- 40,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greene County, OH | 80 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #94 of 1,485 |
| 2Lorain County, OH | 77 | 33 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #132 of 1,485 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 75 | 27 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +5.7% | #175 of 1,485 |
| 4Butler County, OH | 75 | 39 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #179 of 1,485 |
| 5Wood County, OH | 70 | 12 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +1.5% | #276 of 1,485 |
| 6Union County, OH | 70 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +16.5% | #286 of 1,485 |
| 7Logan County, OH | 68 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #316 of 1,485 |
| 8Franklin County, OH | 67 | 181 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #341 of 1,485 |
| 9Mahoning County, OH | 65 | 16 | 1.6 | $4.5M | −1.4% | #371 of 1,485 |
| 10Cuyahoga County, OH | 65 | 124 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #373 of 1,485 |
| 63Mercer County, OH | 20 | 13 | 7.9 | $1M | +0.5% | #1,386 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Mercer County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 veterinarians in Mercer County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, OH spend on pets?
About $13.2M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,408 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, OH compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Mercer County has 7.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Mercer County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,823 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 42,737 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $76,782, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. Mercer County scores 20 for veterinarians (low), #1,386 of 1,485 scored counties.
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