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Veterinarians in Payne County, OK
How Payne County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,340 of 1,485 scored counties
#29 of 38 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On pets · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,889
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Payne County is 23 (low), #1,340 of 1,485 scored counties and #29 of 38 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 veterinarians in Payne County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $741 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Payne County spend about $24.2M a year on pets. Spread across 22 veterinarians, that is $1.1M per clinic, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Payne County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,329 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Payne County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Payne County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Payne County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,329 | 2,775 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $741 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,809 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Payne 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 Payne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,889+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,609
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,380
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,589
- Daytime population
- 83,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Payne County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 85 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +14.6% | #46 of 1,485 |
| 2Canadian County, OK | 82 | 19 | 3.3 | $3M | +20.4% | #68 of 1,485 |
| 3Rogers County, OK | 75 | 10 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +7.1% | #178 of 1,485 |
| 4Bryan County, OK | 63 | 7 | 3.8 | $2M | +10.9% | #445 of 1,485 |
| 5Creek County, OK | 62 | 11 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #461 of 1,485 |
| 6Carter County, OK | 61 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #474 of 1,485 |
| 7Cleveland County, OK | 59 | 47 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #520 of 1,485 |
| 8Grady County, OK | 56 | 10 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #596 of 1,485 |
| 9Mayes County, OK | 51 | 6 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.5% | #723 of 1,485 |
| 10Logan County, OK | 51 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +11.5% | #724 of 1,485 |
| 29Payne County, OK | 23 | 22 | 6.7 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #1,340 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Payne 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians23
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Payne County, OK?
Payne County has 22 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Payne County, OK spend on pets?
About $24.2M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,609 households in Payne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Payne County, OK compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Payne County has 6.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Payne County would have about 9, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,329 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Payne County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Payne County at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in Payne County is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Payne County scores 23 for veterinarians (low), #1,340 of 1,485 scored counties.
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