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Veterinarians in Laurens County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Laurens County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On pets · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,848
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 veterinarians in Laurens County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $741 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Laurens County spend about $20M a year on pets. That is about $5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 84% above 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 Laurens County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,392 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Laurens County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 veterinarians on map listings, Laurens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Laurens 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 | Laurens County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,392 | 4,034 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.2% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $741 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,623 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Laurens 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 Laurens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,848+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,959
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $57,623+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,325
- Median home value
- $170,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,268
- Daytime population
- 55,316Residents 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 |
| Laurens County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $5M | +6.2% |
Other business types in Laurens 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Laurens County, SC?
There are 4 veterinarians on map listings in Laurens County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Laurens County, SC spend on pets?
About $20M 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 4 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,959 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurens County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Laurens County has 1.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Laurens County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,392 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurens County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Laurens County at 71,848 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,959 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $57,623 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Laurens County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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