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Veterinarians in Nicholas County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Nicholas County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On pets · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 23,848
- −2.9% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Nicholas County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Nicholas County comes to about $6.9M a year: $732 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M 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 Nicholas County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Nicholas County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Nicholas County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Nicholas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Nicholas 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 | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,554 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $732 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,639 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
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
- 21 chain location
- 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,848−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,466
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,639+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,713
- Median home value
- $121,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,859
- Daytime population
- 22,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Nicholas 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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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 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $3.5M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Nicholas 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Nicholas County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Nicholas County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Nicholas County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nicholas County, WV spend on pets?
About $6.9M a year, or $732 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,466 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, WV compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Nicholas 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, Nicholas County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Nicholas County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 23,848 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,466 households. Median household income in Nicholas County is $54,639, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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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