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Veterinarians in Wichita County, TX
How Wichita County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #489 of 1,485 scored counties
#46 of 103 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 veterinarians in Wichita County. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Wichita County comes to about $40M a year: $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 veterinarians, that is $2.5M per clinic, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Wichita County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 5,446 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Wichita County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wichita County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #489 of 1,485 scored counties and #46 of 103 scored counties in Texas.
How Wichita County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,446 | 3,904 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $950 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland County, TX | 92 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +10.0% | #7 of 1,485 |
| 2Ellis County, TX | 91 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +24.0% | #9 of 1,485 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 84 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +17.4% | #10 of 1,485 |
| 4Guadalupe County, TX | 88 | 18 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.8% | #24 of 1,485 |
| 5Chambers County, TX | 87 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.7M | +22.6% | #31 of 1,485 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 11 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +21.3% | #37 of 1,485 |
| 7Ector County, TX | 85 | 13 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #40 of 1,485 |
| 8Harris County, TX | 85 | 474 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #43 of 1,485 |
| 9Webb County, TX | 82 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +5.2% | #58 of 1,485 |
| 10Orange County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,485 |
| 46Wichita County, TX | 60 | 16 | 3.3 | $2.5M | 0.0% | #489 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Wichita 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wichita County, TX?
There are 16 veterinarians on map listings in Wichita County as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on pets?
About $40M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wichita County has 3.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wichita County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,446 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 60 for veterinarians (upper middle), #489 of 1,485 scored counties.
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