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Veterinarians in Lee County, SC
How Lee County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On pets · $627 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 15,730
- −5.0% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Lee County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Lee County comes to about $4M a year: $627 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 2 veterinarians on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | −5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $627 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $44,760 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,730−5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,351
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $44,760+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,408
- Median home value
- $104,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,773
- Daytime population
- 12,067Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lee 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.
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for veterinarians, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Lee County marked.
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 |
| Lee County, SC | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2M | −5.0% |
Other business types in Lee 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 businesses24
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Lee County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Lee County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lee County, SC spend on pets?
About $4M a year, or $627 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,351 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Lee County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is Lee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 15,730 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,351 households. Median household income in Lee County is $44,760, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Lee County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee 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.
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