Pets · County · South Carolina
Veterinarians in Kershaw County, SC
How Kershaw 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #733 of 1,485 scored counties
#21 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,166
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 veterinarians in Kershaw County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Kershaw County spend about $22.6M a year on pets, or $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Kershaw County in 2023. That is one for every 3,362 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kershaw County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Kershaw County is 51 (upper middle), #733 of 1,485 scored counties and #21 of 27 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Kershaw 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 | Kershaw County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,362 | 4,034 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,231 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,166+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,897
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $68,231+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,069
- Median home value
- $217,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,419
- Daytime population
- 54,356Residents 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 |
| 21Kershaw County, SC | 51 | 14 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +11.6% | #733 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Kershaw 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kershaw County, SC?
There are 14 veterinarians on map listings in Kershaw County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Kershaw County, SC spend on pets?
About $22.6M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,897 households in Kershaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kershaw County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kershaw County has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kershaw County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,362 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Kershaw County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Kershaw County at 73,166 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,897 households. The median household income in Kershaw County is $68,231 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. Kershaw County scores 51 for veterinarians (upper middle), #733 of 1,485 scored counties.
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