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Veterinarians in Hardy County, WV
How Hardy County, WV 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On pets · $712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,337
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Hardy County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Hardy County spend about $4.2M a year on pets, or $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per clinic, 48% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Hardy County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,489 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hardy County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Hardy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hardy County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Hardy County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,489 | 4,554 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $712 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,272 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- 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 Hardy 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 Hardy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,337+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,954
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 582 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $49,272+3.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,673
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,666
- Daytime population
- 13,105Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 89 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +13.7% | #15 of 1,485 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 76 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +9.2% | #160 of 1,485 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 73 | 13 | 2.9 | $3M | +2.0% | #218 of 1,485 |
| 4Putnam County, WV | 72 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.1M | −1.0% | #234 of 1,485 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 57 | 20 | 2.6 | $3M | −4.3% | #553 of 1,485 |
| 6Cabell County, WV | 56 | 9 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −3.2% | #575 of 1,485 |
| 7Raleigh County, WV | 55 | 7 | 2.4 | $3M | −3.5% | #599 of 1,485 |
| 8Wood County, WV | 47 | 14 | 3.9 | $2M | −2.1% | #826 of 1,485 |
| 9Marion County, WV | 42 | 10 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #938 of 1,485 |
| 10Mercer County, WV | 41 | 9 | 3.7 | $2M | −3.4% | #954 of 1,485 |
| Hardy County, WV | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Hardy 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Hardy County, WV?
There are 3 veterinarians on map listings in Hardy County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Hardy County, WV spend on pets?
About $4.2M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,954 households in Hardy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardy County, WV compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Hardy County has 5.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hardy County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardy County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hardy County at 14,337 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,954 households. The median household income in Hardy County is $49,272 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.9% 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. Hardy County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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