Pets · County · South Carolina
Veterinarians in Clarendon County, SC
How Clarendon County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,223 of 1,485 scored counties
#27 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On pets · $718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,043
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Clarendon County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,223 of 1,485 scored counties and #27 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Clarendon County comes to about $8.9M a year: $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Clarendon County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Clarendon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Clarendon County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clarendon County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Clarendon County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,034 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $718 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,401 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 62 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Clarendon 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 Clarendon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,043+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 12,356
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $52,401+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,670
- Median home value
- $158,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,942
- Daytime population
- 25,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 85 | 27 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +18.7% | #44 of 1,485 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 78 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +6.3% | #118 of 1,485 |
| 3Horry County, SC | 78 | 45 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #124 of 1,485 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 76 | 48 | 2.9 | $3M | +4.6% | #154 of 1,485 |
| 5York County, SC | 76 | 42 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +8.1% | #157 of 1,485 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 76 | 18 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +18.3% | #165 of 1,485 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 75 | 42 | 3.2 | $2.6M | +15.6% | #188 of 1,485 |
| 8Beaufort County, SC | 71 | 32 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +8.9% | #268 of 1,485 |
| 9Florence County, SC | 69 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +1.2% | #302 of 1,485 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 69 | 93 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +10.6% | #308 of 1,485 |
| 27Clarendon County, SC | 29 | 5 | 4.0 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #1,223 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Clarendon 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 businesses60
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Clarendon County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 veterinarians in Clarendon County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Clarendon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clarendon County, SC spend on pets?
About $8.9M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,356 households in Clarendon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarendon County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Clarendon County has 4.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Clarendon County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Clarendon County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Clarendon County at 31,043 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,356 households. Median household income in Clarendon County is $52,401, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Clarendon County scores 29 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,223 of 1,485 scored counties.
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