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Veterinarians in Ashland County, WI
How Ashland County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,427 of 1,485 scored counties
#49 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On pets · $731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $624K
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,203
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, Ashland County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,427 of 1,485 scored counties and #49 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 veterinarians in Ashland County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Ashland County comes to about $5M a year: $731 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 veterinarians, that is $624K per clinic, 77% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Ashland County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ashland County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ashland County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Ashland County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $624K | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,277 | 3,532 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $731 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $830K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,203+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,832
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,270
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,396
- Daytime population
- 16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Ashland County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portage County, WI | 76 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #144 of 1,485 |
| 2Washington County, WI | 76 | 17 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #148 of 1,485 |
| 3Kenosha County, WI | 75 | 14 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −0.4% | #171 of 1,485 |
| 4Calumet County, WI | 75 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #180 of 1,485 |
| 5Winnebago County, WI | 73 | 16 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #209 of 1,485 |
| 6Eau Claire County, WI | 73 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #211 of 1,485 |
| 7Sheboygan County, WI | 72 | 11 | 2.2 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #229 of 1,485 |
| 8Outagamie County, WI | 71 | 26 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.6% | #265 of 1,485 |
| 9La Crosse County, WI | 70 | 12 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #278 of 1,485 |
| 10Waukesha County, WI | 68 | 62 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #321 of 1,485 |
| 49Ashland County, WI | 16 | 8 | 11.7 | $624K | +1.1% | #1,427 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Ashland 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians16
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Ashland County, WI?
There are 8 veterinarians on map listings in Ashland County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Ashland County, WI spend on pets?
About $5M a year, or $731 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $624K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Ashland County has 11.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $624K, 77% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Ashland County would have about 2, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% 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. Ashland County scores 16 for veterinarians (low), #1,427 of 1,485 scored counties.
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