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Veterinarians in Kittitas County, WA
The veterinarians in Kittitas County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #717 of 1,485 scored counties
#20 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On pets · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $965 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Kittitas County spend about $19.3M a year on pets. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Kittitas County has 9 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Kittitas County in 2023. That is one for every 1,999 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Kittitas County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Kittitas County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #717 of 1,485 scored counties and #20 of 24 scored counties in Washington.
How Kittitas County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Kittitas County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,999 | 3,335 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $965 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- 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 Kittitas 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 Kittitas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis County, WA | 88 | 6 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.7% | #19 of 1,485 |
| 2Franklin County, WA | 88 | 8 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +5.6% | #22 of 1,485 |
| 3Benton County, WA | 88 | 22 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #23 of 1,485 |
| 4Grant County, WA | 84 | 8 | 2.3 | $4M | +6.3% | #51 of 1,485 |
| 5Cowlitz County, WA | 82 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #65 of 1,485 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 79 | 67 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +5.3% | #104 of 1,485 |
| 7King County, WA | 78 | 298 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #117 of 1,485 |
| 8Pierce County, WA | 76 | 101 | 2.9 | $3.9M | +2.5% | #143 of 1,485 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 76 | 112 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #146 of 1,485 |
| 10Stevens County, WA | 76 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +6.6% | #163 of 1,485 |
| 20Kittitas County, WA | 51 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #717 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Kittitas 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kittitas County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 veterinarians in Kittitas County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Kittitas County, WA spend on pets?
About $19.3M a year, or $965 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,993 households in Kittitas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kittitas County, WA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Kittitas County has 4.5 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Kittitas County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,999 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Kittitas County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Kittitas County at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in Kittitas County is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Kittitas County scores 51 for veterinarians (upper middle), #717 of 1,485 scored counties.
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