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Veterinarians in Wood County, WV
How Wood County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #826 of 1,485 scored counties
#8 of 15 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 6 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.8M
- On pets · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 veterinarians in Wood County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Wood County comes to about $27.8M a year: $775 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 5,973 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wood County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Wood County is 47 (lower middle), #826 of 1,485 scored counties and #8 of 15 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wood 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 | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,973 | 4,554 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $775 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for veterinarians, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Wood County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Wood 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Wood County, WV?
Wood County has 14 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on pets?
About $27.8M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Wood County has 3.9 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wood County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,973 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 47 for veterinarians (lower middle), #826 of 1,485 scored counties.
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