Groundwork

Pets · County · Pennsylvania

Veterinarians in Jefferson County, PA

The veterinarians in Jefferson County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,444 of 1,485 scored counties
#49 of 53 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On pets · $522 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,255
−2.8% since 2020

See the veterinarians around any address in Jefferson County

The site report maps the veterinarians on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Jefferson County is 14 (low), #1,444 of 1,485 scored counties and #49 of 53 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Jefferson County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

Household spending on pets in Jefferson County comes to about $9.6M a year: $522 per household, 43% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 3,057 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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.

Veterinarians in Jefferson County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.13.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.1M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,0574,1533,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$522$647$909
Median household income$58,686$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,255−2.8% since 2020
Households
18,344
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
653 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,686+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,614
Median home value
$139,700
Jobs located here
14,700
Daytime population
40,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Jefferson 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.

Or open the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Veterinarians across Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dauphin County, PA64242.0$3.2M+2.3%#397 of 1,485
2Philadelphia County, PA61901.3$4.3M−1.6%#464 of 1,485
3Armstrong County, PA5551.8$3.1M−2.7%#598 of 1,485
4Northampton County, PA55362.9$2.3M+3.7%#614 of 1,485
5Beaver County, PA52162.2$2.7M−1.1%#683 of 1,485
6Adams County, PA52102.4$2.7M+3.6%#684 of 1,485
7Lebanon County, PA52152.6$2.4M+2.2%#690 of 1,485
8Berks County, PA51472.9$2.2M+2.7%#715 of 1,485
9Perry County, PA5052.7$2.3M+2.1%#744 of 1,485
10Delaware County, PA49673.1$2.3M+0.8%#772 of 1,485
49Jefferson County, PA1484.4$1.2M−2.8%#1,444 of 1,485

Other business types in Jefferson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Jefferson County, PA?

There are 8 veterinarians on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in Jefferson County, PA spend on pets?

About $9.6M a year, or $522 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 18,344 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, PA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Jefferson County has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% 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, Jefferson County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,057 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 43,255 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,344 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $58,686 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. Jefferson County scores 14 for veterinarians (low), #1,444 of 1,485 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson 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.

How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Jefferson County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.