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Veterinarians in Barron County, WI
The veterinarians in Barron County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,400 of 1,485 scored counties
#47 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On pets · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,484
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Barron County is 18 (low), #1,400 of 1,485 scored counties and #47 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 veterinarians in Barron County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Households in Barron County spend about $15.4M a year on pets, or $770 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 veterinarians, that is $1.3M per clinic, 53% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Barron County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,996 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barron County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barron 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 | Barron County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,996 | 3,532 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $770 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,933 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Barron 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 Barron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,484−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,955
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 863 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,099
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,886
- Daytime population
- 44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 47Barron County, WI | 18 | 12 | 6.0 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #1,400 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Barron 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians18
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Barron County, WI?
Barron County has 12 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on pets?
About $15.4M a year, or $770 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Barron County has 6.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Barron County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,996 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Barron County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 18 for veterinarians (low), #1,400 of 1,485 scored counties.
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