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Veterinarians in Monroe County, WV
How Monroe 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.3M
- On pets · $718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 12,491
- +0.8% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Monroe County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Monroe County comes to about $3.3M a year: $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M 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 Monroe County as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,540 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,540 | 4,554 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $718 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,750 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $690K
- 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
- 1The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,491+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,619
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 473 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $56,750+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,315
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,616
- Daytime population
- 9,609Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Monroe County?
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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 |
| Monroe County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $1.7M | +0.8% |
Other business types in Monroe 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Monroe County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Monroe County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, WV spend on pets?
About $3.3M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,619 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, WV compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Monroe County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Monroe County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,540 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,491 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,619 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $56,750, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Monroe 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 Monroe 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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