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Veterinarians in Douglas County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Douglas County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On pets · $814 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
91% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,990
−0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $814 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $15.6M a year on pets. That works out to $5.2M per clinic, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

Douglas County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Douglas County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,387 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Douglas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Douglas 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.

Veterinarians in Douglas County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.53.3
Spending per listing$5.2M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment6,3873,5323,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$814$861$909
Median household income$75,099$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,990−0.8% since 2020
Households
19,160
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,304 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$75,099+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,663
Median home value
$205,800
Jobs located here
16,736
Daytime population
39,971Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Douglas County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Portage County, WI7672.4$3.5M+2.2%#144 of 1,485
2Washington County, WI76173.0$3.2M+1.8%#148 of 1,485
3Kenosha County, WI75142.0$4.4M−0.4%#171 of 1,485
4Calumet County, WI7562.8$3.3M+2.9%#180 of 1,485
5Winnebago County, WI73162.2$3.8M+1.4%#209 of 1,485
6Eau Claire County, WI73112.5$3.4M+3.0%#211 of 1,485
7Sheboygan County, WI72112.2$3.7M0.0%#229 of 1,485
8Outagamie County, WI71263.3$2.7M+2.6%#265 of 1,485
9La Crosse County, WI70122.3$3.6M+0.3%#278 of 1,485
10Waukesha County, WI68623.7$2.9M+2.4%#321 of 1,485
Douglas County, WINot scored31.6$5.2M−0.8%

Other business types in Douglas County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Douglas County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Douglas 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 Douglas County, WI spend on pets?

About $15.6M a year, or $814 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,160 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, WI compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Douglas County has 1.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $5.2M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Douglas County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,387 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 43,990 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,160 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $75,099, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Douglas County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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