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Veterinarians in Sandusky County, OH
How Sandusky County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #906 of 1,485 scored counties
#39 of 64 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.5M
- On pets · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,655
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sandusky County spend about $18.5M a year on pets, or $749 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Sandusky County has 8 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Sandusky County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,527 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sandusky County.
Population estimates show Sandusky County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Sandusky County is 43 (lower middle), #906 of 1,485 scored counties and #39 of 64 scored counties in Ohio.
How Sandusky 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 | Sandusky County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,527 | 4,056 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $749 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,295 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,655−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,686
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,613
- Median home value
- $160,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,036
- Daytime population
- 55,882Residents 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 |
| 39Sandusky County, OH | 43 | 8 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #906 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Sandusky 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Sandusky County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Sandusky County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Sandusky County, OH spend on pets?
About $18.5M a year, or $749 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,686 households in Sandusky County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sandusky County, OH compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Sandusky County has 3.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Sandusky County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,527 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Sandusky County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Sandusky County at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. Median household income in Sandusky County is $62,295, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Sandusky County scores 43 for veterinarians (lower middle), #906 of 1,485 scored counties.
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