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Veterinarians in Marion County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Marion 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 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On pets · $605 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 28,242
- −2.9% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Marion 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 Marion County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Marion County comes to about $7.4M a year: $605 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Marion County has 1 veterinarian on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Marion County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Marion County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $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 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $605 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $36,301 | $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
- 10 chain locations
- 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,242−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,177
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 489 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $36,301+13.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,314
- Median home value
- $93,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,602
- Daytime population
- 24,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marion 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 Marion 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 |
| Marion County, SC | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $7.4M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Marion 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Marion County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in Marion County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Marion County, SC spend on pets?
About $7.4M a year, or $605 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,177 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, SC compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Marion County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Marion County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Marion County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 28,242 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,177 households. Median household income in Marion County is $36,301, 55% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.2%, 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. Marion County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marion 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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